A Content Analysis of Print News Coverage of Media Violence and Aggression Research

Martins, Nicole; Weaver, Andrew J.; Yeshua-Katz, Daphna; Lewis, Nicky; Tyree, Nancy E.; Jensen, Jakob D.

doi:10.1111/jcom.12052

Cited by 31 publications

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“…Given the prevalence of sexual assault, the severity of its consequences, and the impact such researchers' conclusions may have on public and practitioner opinion (Bushman & Anderson, 2001;Martins et al, 2013), it is important to consider at a theoretical level whether there is justification for the hypothesis that rape-absent depictions may still adversely affect men's ASV.…”

Section: Aggression Responses Approach To Media and Asvmentioning

confidence: 98%

Men’s Objectifying Media Consumption, Objectification of Women, and Attitudes Supportive of Violence Against Women

2015

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A recent White House Council Report on Women and Girls called attention to sexual assault on college campuses and encouraged continued research on this important public health problem. Media that sexually objectify women have been identified by feminist scholars as encouraging of sexual assault, but some researchers question why portrayals that do not feature sexual assault should affect men's attitudes supportive of violence against women. Guided by the concepts of specific and abstract sexual scripting in Wright's (Communication Yearbook 35:343-386, 2011) sexual script acquisition, activation, application model of sexual media socialization, this study proposed that the more men are exposed to objectifying depictions, the more they will think of women as entities that exist for men's sexual gratification (specific sexual scripting), and that this dehumanized perspective on women may then be used to inform attitudes regarding sexual violence against women (abstract sexual scripting). Data were gathered from collegiate men sexually attracted to women (N = 187). Consistent with expectations, associations between men's exposure to objectifying media and attitudes supportive of violence against women were mediated by their notions of women as sex objects. Specifically, frequency of exposure to men's lifestyle magazines that objectify women, reality TV programs that objectify women, and pornography predicted more objectified cognitions about women, which, in turn, predicted stronger attitudes supportive of violence against women.

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Section: Aggression Responses Approach To Media and Asvmentioning

confidence: 98%

Men’s Objectifying Media Consumption, Objectification of Women, and Attitudes Supportive of Violence Against Women

2015

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“…5 A more recent study 6 revealed similar effects through 2012, and further noted that journalists typically rely on weak sources that do not match the experience and expertise of the lead researcher, thus leaving the reader even more confused about the findings. The relationship between media violence and real-life aggression is actually stronger than Several studies link television viewing with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder At least 14 studies now find language delays in infants ,2 y exposed to screens Association of television viewing with depression, and an increased risk for imitative suicide Impact of television, movies, and magazines on body self-image and on development of eating disorders many of the common public health connections people readily accept (eg, exposure to asbestos and cancer, secondhand smoke and lung cancer, lead exposure and cognitive impairment).…”

Section: The Media Themselves Don't Often Report On Negative Media Efmentioning

confidence: 95%

Why Is It So Hard to Believe That Media Influence Children and Adolescents?

2014

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“…Considering content analysis, research conducted by Howland, Becker, and Prelli (2006), Wright, Eagleman, and Pedersen (2011), Levinsen and Wien (2011) and Martins et al (2013) assessed print media. To this end, Wright, Eagleman, and Pedersen (2011) propose a methodology reliant on developing a coding protocol.…”

Section: Media Analysis and The Application Of A Framing Strategymentioning

confidence: 99%

“…They identified variables that were apparent in all cases in their sample in order to group these cases, a method which is widely adopted and relevant to print media. Levinsen andWien (2011), andMartins et al (2013) conducted a content analysis also using a coding system. Martins et al (2013) coded stories for several different variables, looking for elements including story type, sex of the journalist, media type, aggression type and tone (of the article).…”

Section: Media Analysis and The Application Of A Framing Strategymentioning

confidence: 99%