The Influence of Different Forms of Filmed Aggression on the Social Relations of Young Children

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Children were expected to interact less maturely (an index to anxiety) and conflict more often (an index to aggressive drive) after they had seen realistically rather than stylistically filmed aggression and after they had seen aggression filmed with sight of the victim rather than at a distance. 2 × 2 design was employed whereby each group of twelve young children was shown a different aggressive film. Observers assessed the types of social interaction and amount of conflict in post-exposure play during which children played with the objects customarily available in their classroom. Children interacted significantly less maturely (1%), but did not conflict more often, after seeing realistically rather than stylistically filmed aggression. Children co-operated less, but did not conflict more, after seeing aggression filmed with sight of the victim rather than at a distance. Significantly more mature social interaction was observed after children saw stylistic aggression filmed at a distance than before viewing or after exposure to any other film.

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