Effects of Exposure to Gun Violence in Movies on Children's Interest in Real Guns.

ABSTRACT:

Importance

More US children die by accidental gun use than children in other developed countries. One factor that can influence children's interest in guns is exposure to media containing guns.

Objective

To test whether children who see a movie containing guns will handle a real gun longer and will pull the trigger more times than children who see the same movie not containing guns.

Design, setting, and participants

One hundred four children aged 8 to 12 years recruited through advertisements were randomly assigned in pairs to watch a 20-minute PG-rated movie containing or not containing guns in a university laboratory. Children then played with toys and games in a room for 20 minutes while being video recorded. A cabinet in the room contained a real (disabled) gun wi

SUBMITTER: Dillon KP 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5710374 | biostudies-literature | 2017 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature