Citation

Glackin E, Gray SAO. Anal. Soc. Issues Public Policy 2016; 16(1): 425-428.

Affiliation

Department of Psychology, Tulane University School of Science and Engineering.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2016, Society for the Psychological Study of Social Issues, Publisher John Wiley and Sons)

DOI

10.1111/asap.12108

PMID

28439210

PMCID

PMC5400103

Abstract

This commentary expands on Anderson, Bushman, Donnerstein, Hummer, and Warburton's agenda for minimizing the impacts of violent media exposure (VME) on youth aggression. We argue that in order to effectively intervene in the development of aggression and other maladaptive traits, researchers and policymakers should take an ecological, developmental psychopathology approach to understanding children's exposure to VME within developmental, relational, environmental, and cultural contexts. Such a framework holds the most promise for identifying at-risk groups, establishing targets of intervention, and testing mechanisms of change.

Language: en