TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2011//
TI  - The effects of risk-glorifying media exposure on risk-positive cognitions, emotions, and behaviors: A meta-analytic review
JO  - Psychological bulletin
A1  - Fischer, Peter
A1  - Greitemeyer, Tobias
A1  - Kastenmuller, Andreas
A1  - Vogrincic, Claudia
A1  - Sauer, Anne
SP  - 367
EP  - 390
VL  - 137
IS  - 3
N2  - 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>
LA  - en
SN  - 0033-2909
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1037/a0022267
ID  - ref1
ER  -