Violence in the Media

Online Predators: What Do We Know, and What Can We Do?

Are online predators a real threat to children and teenagers? A psychology professor at UCLA, studied chat rooms for teens and found explicit sexual exchanges, joking about physical violence and assaults, aggression, and disturbing exchange involving racial prejudice. | more

Violence in G-Rated Animated Films

Today, children are constantly being exposed to television shows and movies that contain explicit material such as increased violence, as well as inappropriate language and sexual content. With increased availability of these materials, many parents find it hard to monitor what their children are exposed to on a daily basis. | more

What Not To Do: Watch TV Wrestling

There are plenty of studies showing a link between violent TV and children's aggressive behavior. Watching one particular sport on TV - wrestling - has even been linked to dating violence. | more

Media, Kids, and Violence

Violent media can have negative effects on children. | more

Violent Video Games Can Increase Aggression

Playing violent video games can increase aggressive thoughts, feelings, and behavior in real life. Violent video games may be more harmful than violent television and movies because they are interactive and engrossing, requiring the player to identify with the aggressor. | more

Copy Cats that Kill

The media gives a lot of attention to school violence, and that attention can encourage more threats of violence. Researchers focus on the implications for the media, suggesting that they not give so much attention to these violent incidents and that they avoid portraying perpetrators as counterculture heroes. | more

Violent Songs

Previous studies have found that enjoying or listening to music with violent messages correlates with hostile attitudes, negative attitudes toward women, lower academic performance, behavior problems in school, drug use and arrests. | more