Stephanie Andrade

Media Violence Annotated Bibliography

Twose G., (2015, Oct 5). Foreward to the society for the psychological study of social issues
research summary on media violence. Retrieved from http://0-onlinelibrary.wiley.
com.lib.utep.edu/doi/10.1111/asap.12094/pdf
In this short article, used as an example, the 2012 Newton, Connecticut school shooting stating
that the public had concerns about the violence in media consumption and how it affected
behavior of the young boy who attacked the school. Movies and video games are abig
influence on pop culture and modern day society. This short article contains an example and
statistics that can be useful and helpful in my report.
Parents Television Council, (2014, February 4). Is media violence harmful? science says yes!
Retrieved from http://w2.parentstv.org/blog/index.php/2014/02/04/is-media-violenceharmful-science-says-yes/
In this post/article, Brad Bushman, professor of psychology at Ohio State shares how he believes
that kids and any other consumers that act out in behavior do it often because of media violence.
They seem to view the world as a hostile place and therefore believe that the behavior is normal.
Bushman, the International Society for Research on Aggression, as well as other professors from
other universities all come to the same agreement. Characters displayed on screen that are violent
are categorized as fun and seen as acceptable. Studies have shown that a child who views
violent media heavier than the average kid, is most likely to be aggressive. In this article, I have
facts and statistics from an organization that will provide some ethos in my paper.

Beresin, E., (2016). The impact of media violence on children and adolescents: opportunities
For clinical interventions. Retrieved from http://www.aacap.org/aacap/medical_students
_and_residents/mentorship_matters/developmentor/the_impact_of_media_violence_on_c
hildren_and_adolescents_opportunities_for_clinical_interventions.aspx
This article goes strictly into detail about how modern society violence is on the rise. It focuses
on talking about the adolescents of today and the numerous amount of school shootings and
homicides. While these issues are multifactorial, the research shows that exposure to media
violence plays an important role in violent behavior. Longitudinal, cross-sectional, and
experimental studies have all confirmed this correlation. The typical American child will view
more than 200,000 acts of violence, including more than 16,000 murders before age 18. Some
researchers have demonstrated that very young children will imitate aggressive acts on TV in
their play with peers. Psychiatrists, pediatricians, and other physicians, including The American
Academy or Pediatrics (AAP), have created a list to address television violence.
The article finishes with going into further detail of ways parents as well as health promotors can
more better educate the sensitivity of media violence. I find this article extremely helpful with
more than enough information relevant to my topic.
Kaplan, A., (2012, October 5). Violence in the media: what effects on behavior?. Retrieved from
http://www.psychiatrictimes.com/child-adolescent-psychiatry/violence-media-whateffects-behavior
In this article, we have Emanuel Tanay, MD, a retired Clinical Professor of Psychiatry at Wayne
State University and psychologist Craig Anderson, PhD, discuss how although media violence
does indeed have a connection to violent behavior, it may not be the only cause. They give an

example of the Columbine High School shooting and how the two boys Eric Harris and Dylan
Keblod, both had other mental issues such as being a psychopath, depressive and suicidal.
Extremely violent behavior never occurs when there is only one risk factor present. Thus, a
healthy, well-adjusted person with few risk factors is not going to become a school-shooter just
because they start playing a lot of violent video games or watching a lot of violent movies.
This article shows the unbiased side of some researchers. They stress how there are some
connections between media violence and aggression but do not believe that is the only reason.
This article may be helpful in the way that I can go further into detail from an unbiased point of
view.
Escobar-Chavez, S., Anderson, C., (2008). Journal issue: children and electronic media.
Retrieved from http://futureofchildren.org/publications/journals/article/index.xml?
journalid=32&articleid=60&sectionid=291&submit
Although this article talks about all possible factors that can contribute to violence and
aggression, the findings of research is presented on the connection between electronic media and
violence. Despite many reports that exposure to violent media is a causal risk factor, the U.S.
public remains largely unaware of these risks, and youth exposure to violent media remains
extremely high. The newest form of media violenceviolent video games played on computers,
Internet, social media, etc., are the fastest growing.
In this article, I am too given some unbiased information that I can find helpful but also more
statistics and facts about studies done on the cause.