lead to emotional desensitization
toward violence in real life, even decreasing the likelihood that one will take action on behalf of a victim.
. Entertainment violence feeds a perception that the world is a violent and mean place, and that survival and/or success
. Viewing violence as acceptable may foster a propensity for real-life violence, and children exposed to TV violence have
a higher tendency for violent and aggressive behavior in later life than children whose TV viewing is censored.
The Brown University Child and Adolescent Letter (1996) reported the results of a study by the Center for Adolescent Studies at Indiana University which asked a sample of 558 sixth through eighth graders at a Midwestern middle school about their own bullying behaviors. Those who reported the highest bullying behavior were almost likely to report significantly greater levels of forceful parental discipline, viewing of television violence, misconduct at home, scho
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