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OCR Page 1 of 31Rough TV tied to
real-life violence
Kids' viewing affects adult behavior
(6.51-h
By Marilyn Elias
17% of the other women had.
USA TODAY
In the previous five
years, adult women who fa-
The more violent TV shows
vored aggressive shows had
watched in childhood, the
physically attacked a friend
more aggressive adults may
or close relative twice as of-
be by their early 20s, suggests
ten as women least exposed
a new 15-year study of Gener-
to violent TV as children.
ation X kids.
Men watching the most
"Serious adult aggression
violent shows had about twice
is influenced by what chil-
as many moving traffic viola-
dren watch in the mass me-
tions in the last five years as
dia," says University of Mich-
those seeing the least violent
igan psychologist Rowell
TV as kids.
Huesmann. Starting in the
Huesmann adjusted for
'70s, his study tracked 331
each child's intellectual func-
Chicago children from age 6
tioning, aggression level in
to 8 until their 20s. Research-
childhood and parents' socio-
ers surveyed their TV prefer-
economic status - all known
ences and how much time
to influence adult violence
they spent watching shows.
levels. The link between
Asked to name their eight
watching violent TV shows in
favorite programs, children
childhood and adult aggres-
in the top 25% for violence
sion remained statistically
exposure were those who fa-
significant, he says.
vored programs rated high in
But ABC-TV spokeswoman
violent acts, and they
Julie Hoover challenged the
watched these shows always
alleged link: "If somebody
or often. The bottom 25% of
emerges as a young adult
violence-exposed youngsters
with truly antisocial tenden-
seldom or never watched
cies, to blame it on television
more aggressive shows.
is so facile.
You can be
Kids in the top and bottom
darn sure these kids also
25% for violence exposure
were watching more violent
had different aggression lev-
movies, they're hanging out
els as adults in their 20s:
with more violent friends and
44% of men in the high-
they have less impulse con-
watching group said they'd
trol.
Genetics definitely
pushed, grabbed or shoved
plays a role too."
wives in the last year VS. 21%
The new TV ratings system
of low watchers; 12% of high-
"permits parents to screen
viewing men had hit spouses
out programs inappropriate
VS. 3% of those who seldom
for children," adds Dennis
watched such shows.
Wharton of the National Asso-
For women, 37% of fre-
ciation of Broadcasters. "Re-
quent violence viewers had
sponsible parenting is the key
thrown something at mates;
to rearing healthy children."
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