TY - JOUR
T1 - When Media Violence Awakens our Better Nature
T2 - The Effect of Unpleasant Violence on Reactivity toward and Enjoyment of Media Violence
AU - Waddell, T. Franklin
AU - Bailey, Erica
AU - Weber, Marcela
AU - Ivory, James D.
AU - Downs, Edward
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2019, © 2019 Broadcast Education Association.
PY - 2019/10/2
Y1 - 2019/10/2
N2 - The effects of violent media on aggression-related outcomes is an ongoing debate, often focusing on the effects of violence portrayals that are sanitized for the viewer. However, narratives that focus on the real world consequences of violence are also known to receive critical acclaim and broad exposure. Do unpleasant portrayals of violence affect viewers’ subsequent reactivity to violence? Results from two laboratory studies show that priorexposure to unpleasant violence increases donation behavior to assist victims of real world violence (N = 60) and decreases enjoyment of fictional media violence (N = 109). The implications of these findings are discussed.
AB - The effects of violent media on aggression-related outcomes is an ongoing debate, often focusing on the effects of violence portrayals that are sanitized for the viewer. However, narratives that focus on the real world consequences of violence are also known to receive critical acclaim and broad exposure. Do unpleasant portrayals of violence affect viewers’ subsequent reactivity to violence? Results from two laboratory studies show that priorexposure to unpleasant violence increases donation behavior to assist victims of real world violence (N = 60) and decreases enjoyment of fictional media violence (N = 109). The implications of these findings are discussed.
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U2 - 10.1080/08838151.2019.1677444
DO - 10.1080/08838151.2019.1677444
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:85074867574
SN - 0883-8151
VL - 63
SP - 698
EP - 715
JO - Journal of Broadcasting and Electronic Media
JF - Journal of Broadcasting and Electronic Media
IS - 4
ER -