Violent Movies, Video Games May Not Have Notable Effect on Real World Violence - East Idaho News

Violent Movies, Video Games May Not Have Notable Effect on Real World Violence

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Thinkstock 110514 ChildVideoGame?  SQUARESPACE CACHEVERSION=1415167331625Wavebreakmedia Ltd/Wavebreak Media/Thinkstock(NEW YORK) — Researchers say that violence in the media may not have a significant impact on real world violence.

A study published in the Journal of Communication looked at an array of movies from 1920 to 2005, noting the frequency of violence in each film. Those figures were then compared to the per capita homicide rates in the United States for the same years. Researchers say no link was found between the two figures.

A second study, conducted by the same researchers compared violent video games from 1996 to 2011 with youth violence during those same years. That study found that increased sales of violent games was actually linked to a decline in youth violence. The researchers concluded that such a correlation is most likely due to chance.


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