@article{ref1,
title="The effects of risk-glorifying media exposure on risk-positive cognitions, emotions, and behaviors: A meta-analytic review",
journal="Psychological bulletin",
year="2011",
author="Fischer, Peter and Greitemeyer, Tobias and Kastenmuller, Andreas and Vogrincic, Claudia and Sauer, Anne",
volume="137",
number="3",
pages="367-390",
abstract="In recent years, there has been a surge in the quantity of media content that glorifies risk-taking behavior, such as risky driving, extreme sports, or binge drinking. The authors conducted a meta-analysis involving more than 80,000 participants and 105 independent effect sizes to examine whether exposure to such media depictions increased their recipients' risk-taking inclinations. A positive connection was found for overall, combined risk taking (g = .41); as well as its underlying dimensions: risk-taking behaviors (g = .41), risk-positive cognitions and attitudes (g = .35), and risk-positive emotions (g = .56). This effect was observed across varying research methods (experimental, correlational, longitudinal); types of media (video games, movies, advertising, TV, music); and differing risk-related outcome measures (e.g., smoking, drinking, risky driving, sexual behavior). Multiple moderator analyses revealed 2 theoretically new boundary conditions for sociocognitive models. First, the effect was stronger for active (i.e., video games) than for passive (e.g., film, music) exposure to risk-glorifying media content. Second, the effect was stronger when there was a high degree of contextual fit between the media content and type of risk-taking measure. The theoretical, practical, and societal implications of the present research synthesis are discussed. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2011 APA, all rights reserved).<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="0033-2909",
doi="10.1037/a0022267",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1037/a0022267"
}