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Cola, Federica Silvana (2023) Predictors of Aggressive Dispositions Resulting from Brief Exposure to Media Violence. Undergraduate thesis, Dublin, National College of Ireland.
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Research has consistently shown that exposure to violent media content can have a considerable impact on the individual, increasing momentary aggressive dispositions and contributing to strengthen aggression-related cognitions. However, some studies claim that the association between exposure to media violence and subsequent aggression is tenuous or insubstantial. Through a mix of experimental and cross-sectional methodology, this study investigates whether exposure to a brief video containing instances of aggression can impact individual aggressive momentary dispositions, and whether frequent consumption of violent media and scores on locus of control can contribute to predicting aggressive inclinations. A total of 140 participants were randomly assigned to watching either a violent or non-violent clip before completing a word completion task designed to measure aggression and the aggression questionnaire. Data regarding participants’ habitual consumption of violent media and scores on locus of control were collected through questionnaires. Analyses showed that participants who were exposed to the violent video scored higher on both the word completion task and the aggression questionnaire compared to participants who watched the non-violent clip. Results from multiple regression models indicated that frequent consumption of violent media and scores on locus of control can predict aggressive dispositions. Findings from this study suggest that brief exposure to media violence can determine a short-term increment in subsequent aggressive dispositions; that frequent consumption of violent media positively predicts aggressive inclinations; and that internal locus of control is a negative predictor of aggressive dispositions. Societal implications of media violence exposure are considered and discussed.
| Item Type: | Thesis (Undergraduate) |
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| Supervisors: | Name Email Hannigan, Caoimhe UNSPECIFIED |
| Subjects: | B Philosophy. Psychology. Religion > Psychology B Philosophy. Psychology. Religion > Psychology > Aggressiveness T Technology > TK Electrical engineering. Electronics. Nuclear engineering > Multimedia Communications |
| Divisions: | School of Business > BA (Honours) in Psychology |
| Depositing User: | Tamara Malone |
| Date Deposited: | 31 May 2023 16:10 |
| Last Modified: | 01 Jun 2023 13:01 |
| URI: | https://norma.ncirl.ie/id/eprint/6695 |
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