Television Violence
Is there a causal-effect between exposure to video game violence and violent behaviour?
Sunday, May 11th, 2008Video Game Violence and Public Policy
David Walsh, Ph.D.
National Institute on Media and the Family
Concern about violent video and computer games is based on the assumption that they contribute to aggression and violence among young players. That conclusion was originally based on the extensive body of research about the effects of television violence on children’s behavior. [...]
BSA Report on Children’s Television Viewing: Cause for Alarm
Thursday, May 8th, 2008Media Release: 8 May 2008
The Society is not surprised that over half the sample (56%) of more than 600 adult “primary caregivers” of children aged between six and 13, who were interviewed as part of a report into children’s television viewing habits; were unable to identify 8.30 p.m. as the time after which programmes that [...]