Personality, Parental, and Media Influences on Aggressive Personality and Violent Crime in Young Adults

Ferguson, Christopher J.; Cruz, Amanda M.; Martinez, Daniel; Rueda, Stephanie M.; Ferguson, Diana E.; Negy, Charles

doi:10.1080/10926770802471522

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“…Whereas aggression refers to the actually performed behaviour as observable acts, aggressiveness refers to the inner disposition that might predict aggressive behaviour, the potential for aggression. Several psychological theories seek to explain increased aggressiveness and aggressive behaviour as a consequence of media violence exposure, though others point out that family violence and innate aggression are more likely to cause trait aggression and real-life violence (e.g., Anderson, 2002;Ferguson, Cruz, Martinez, Rueda, Ferguson, & Negy, 2008;Ferguson, Rueda, Cruz, Ferguson, Fritz, & Smith, 2008). Theories that emphasize the role of human cognition in behaviour generation explain increases in aggressiveness and aggression by human information processing (e.g., priming weapons activates aggressive cognitive structures).…”

Section: Psychological Theorizing On Computer Games and Methodologicamentioning

confidence: 99%

Assessing Aggressiveness via Reaction Times Online

Bluemke¹,

Zumbach²

2012

Cyberpsychology

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Aggressive tendencies can be assessed either commonly by explicit measures (self-report questionnaires), or by implicit measures that require the speeded classification of quickly presented stimuli and the recording and analysis of the reaction-times. We explored the psychometric properties of implicit measures assessing aggressiveness objectively: the Implicit Association Test (IAT) and its derivate, the Single-Target IAT. While the IAT focused on the automatic attitude towards aggressiveness, the ST-IAT focused on the self-concept. This feasibility study describes in methodological detail how a diversity of game players can be recruited to take these measures with common webbrowser technology, even though reaction-time measurement in the range of a few hundred milliseconds is at stake. Self-reported and objective characteristics of users of violent, less violent, and no games differed. The results are partly in line with what can be expected on the basis of psychological theorizing, but structural-equation modelling shows that implicit measures on attitudes and self-concept differ in quality. Pitfalls and challenges for internet studies on computer players involving reaction-time measures are pointed out.

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Section: Psychological Theorizing On Computer Games and Methodologicamentioning

confidence: 99%

Assessing Aggressiveness via Reaction Times Online

Bluemke¹,

Zumbach²

2012

Cyberpsychology

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“…Although some studies have examined the relation of video gameplay to delinquent and criminal behavior, the results of these studies are mixed. Some researchers report a positive association (e.g., Anderson & Dill, 2000; Holtz & Appel, 2011; Hopf, Huber, & Weiβ, 2008), and others have found no relation (Ferguson & Cricket Meehan, 2010; Ferguson, Cruz, Martinez, Rueda, Ferguson, & Negy, 2008; Ferguson, Rueda, Cruz, Ferguson, Fritz, & Smith, 2008). …”

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A longitudinal study of risk-glorifying video games and behavioral deviance.

Hull¹,

Brunelle²,

Prescott³

et al. 2014

Journal of Personality and Social Psychology

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Character-based video games do more than allow one to practice various kinds of behaviors in a virtual environment, they allow one to practice being a different kind of person. As such, we propose that games can alter self-perceptions of personal characteristics, attitudes, and values with broad consequences for behavior. In a multiwave, longitudinal study of adolescents, we examined the extent to which play of mature-rated, risk-glorifying (MRRG) games was associated with increases in alcohol use, cigarette smoking, aggression, delinquency, and risky sex as a consequence of its effects on personality, attitudes, and affiliations indicative of increased tolerance of deviance. Participants were selected using random digit dial procedures and followed for four years. Data were analyzed using linear mixed modeling to assess change over time and structural equation modeling with latent variables to test hypothesized mediational processes. Among those who play video games, playing MRRG games was associated with increases in all measures of behavioral deviance. Mediational models support the hypothesis that these effects are in part a consequence of the effects of such gameplay on sensation seeking and rebelliousness, attitudes toward deviant behavior in oneself and others, and affiliation with deviant peers. Effects were similar for males and females, and strongest for those who reported heavy play of mature-rated games and games that involved protagonists who represent non-normative and anti-social values. In sum, the current research supports the perspective that MRRG gameplay can have consequences for deviant behavior broadly defined by affecting the personality, attitudes, and values of the player.

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“…Individuals with a high predisposition to violence are more likely to respond to environmental triggers (e.g., social interactions, stressors) with violence, compared with individuals with a lower predisposition to violence (Ferguson and Dyck 2012 ). Although untested for IPV perpetration, there is some evidence the Catalyst Model predicts other forms of violence perpetration (Ferguson et al 2013 ; Ferguson et al 2008b ; Ferguson et al 2008a ).…”

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Associations of financial stressors and physical intimate partner violence perpetration

2016

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BackgroundContextual factors, such as exposure to stressors, may be antecedents to IPV perpetration. These contextual factors may be amenable to modification through intervention and prevention. However, few studies have examined specific contextual factors. To begin to address this gap, we examined the associations between financial stressors and three types of physical IPV perpetration.MethodsThis analysis used data from Wave IV of The National Longitudinal Study of Adolescent to Adult Health. We used logistic regression to examine the associations of financial stressors and each type of IPV (minor, severe, causing injury), and multinomial logit regression to examine the associations of financial stressors and patterns of co-occurring types of IPV perpetration (only minor; only severe; minor and severe; minor, severe, and causing injury; compared with no perpetration).ResultsFewer men perpetrated threats/minor physical IPV (6.7 %) or severe physical IPV (3.4 %) compared with women (11.4 % and 8.8 %, respectively). However, among physical IPV perpetrators, a higher percentage of men (32.0 %) than women (21.0 %) reported their partner was injured as a result of the IPV. In logistic regression models of each type of IPV perpetration, both the number of stressors experienced and several types of financial stressors were associated with perpetrating each type of IPV. Utilities nonpayment, housing nonpayment, food insecurity, and no phone service were associated with increased odds of perpetrating each form of IPV in adjusted analysis. Eviction was associated with perpetrating severe physical IPV but not threats/minor IPV or IPV causing injury. In multinomial logit regression comparing patterns of IPV perpetration to perpetrating no physical IPV, the relationships of financial stressors were less consistent. Food insecurity was associated with perpetrating only minor physical IPV. Comparatively, overall number of financial stressors and four types of financial stressors (utilities nonpayment, housing nonpayment, food insecurity, and disconnected phone service) were associated with perpetrating all three forms of physical IPV.ConclusionsCombined with prior research, our results suggested interventions to improve financial well-being may be a novel way to reduce physical IPV perpetration.

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Personality, Parental, and Media Influences on Aggressive Personality and Violent Crime in Young Adults

Cited by 24 publications

References 37 publications

Assessing Aggressiveness via Reaction Times Online

Assessing Aggressiveness via Reaction Times Online

A longitudinal study of risk-glorifying video games and behavioral deviance.

Associations of financial stressors and physical intimate partner violence perpetration

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