The effects of media violence on aggression: Focus on the role of anger evoked by provocation.

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  • Yukawa Shintaro
    Research Fellow of the Japan Society for Promotion of Science, Institute of Psychology, University of Tsukuba
  • Endo Kimihisa
    The Japanese Red Cross College of Nursing
  • Yoshida Fujio
    Institute of Psychology, University of Tsukuba

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  • 暴力映像が攻撃行動に及ぼす影響　　挑発による怒り喚起の効果を中心として
  • ボウリョク エイゾウ ガ コウゲキ コウドウ ニ オヨボス エイキョウ チョウハツ ニ ヨル イカリ カンキ ノ コウカ オ チュウシン ト シテ
  • Focus on the role of anger evoked by provocation
  • 挑発による怒り喚起の効果を中心として

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Abstract

This study investigated the effects of anger evoked by earlier provocation on cognition, emotion, and aggressive behavior after being exposed to media violence. Sixty male undergraduates participated in the experiment. Before viewing one of three videos (either highly violent, violent with high entertainment, or nonviolent), half of the subjects were provoked by a confederate posing as another subject. Subjects' heart rates and eyeblink rates were recorded while viewing the video. After viewing the video, subjects described their thoughts that occurred while watching the video and rated their affective reactions toward the video. Finally, subjects' agressive behavior toward the confederate was measured. Results of covariance structure analysis suggested that (a) anger evoked by provocation and high level of violence in videos additively elicited negative cognition and affect, which further facilitated aggressive behavior, and (b) high level of entertainment in videos elicited positive cognition and affect, which alleviated negative cognition and affect.

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