Effective of Punishment on Children

PART 1: Does exposure to media violence increase an individual's likelihood of engaging in violent behavior?

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Source 1 (with APA Style Reference)

Kirsh, Steven J. (2011) Children, adolescents, and media violence: A critical look at the research (2nded.).

Research strategy: Searched using Monash library online database (PsycINFO)

Relevance: It explores new findings and key topics such as internet aggression, viewing violence in sports, and playing violent video games. It provides the most inclusive overview of the effects of media violence on children and adolescents.

Source 2 (with APA Style Reference)

Health, Linda; Bresolin, Linda B; Rinaldi, Robert C. (1989) Effects of media violence on children: A review of the literature.

Research strategy: Searched using Monash library online database (PsycINFO)

Relevance: It shows how media violence can change children's perceptions of the world and shows that there is a positive relationship between viewing violence and acting out violently. Information about variables that may affect children's violent behavior such as a violent environment (family) is also included.

Source 3 (with APA Style Reference)

Anton Aluja-Fabregat, Rafael Torrubia-Beltri. (1998) Viewing of mass media violence, perception of violent, personality and academic achievement.

Research strategy:Found through Kirsh& Steven J's article on Children, adolescents, and media violence: A critical look at the research (2nded.).

Relevance: Research includes viewing of and interest in violent episodes on TV and having teacher's reports on students' personality traits and attitudes including aggressivity, leadership, responsibilities and many more. It shows the boys who watch violent TV shows are more aggressive and excitable by their teachers.

Source 4 (with APA Style Reference)

Matt DeLisi, Michael G. Vaughn, Douglas A. Gentile, Craig A. Anderson, Jeffrey J Shook. (2012) Violent video games, delinquency and youth violence: New evidence.

Research strategy:Found through Kirsh& Steven J's article on Children, adolescents, and media violence: A critical look at the research (2nded.).

Relevance: The study believes that media violence is considered as one of the many risk ractors for aggression and youth violence.

Source 5 (with APA Style Reference)

Craig A. Anderson, Brad J. Bushman. (2001) Effects of violent video games on aggressive behavior, aggressive cognition, aggressive affect,