The effects of media violence and mood on aggression
File, 2013-064-001-215
- Part of
- Algoma University Archives > Algoma University Theses collection > Psychology series > The effects of media violence and mood on aggression
- Creator
- Amanda B Biocchi
- Date
- 2008
- Physical Description
- 187.03 KB of textual records (PDF)
- General Material Designation
- Electronic record, Textual record
- Language(s)
- English
- Bibliographic Information
- Sault Ste. Marie, Ont.:, OSTMA-PSYC-Biocchi-Amanda-B-20080407
- Descriptive Notes
- Audience: Undergraduate. -- Dissertation: Thesis (B. A.). -- Algoma University, 2008. -- Submitted in partial fulfillment of course requirements for PSYC 4105. -- Includes figures.
- This study aims to examine the effects of unintentional exposure to media violence on adults. Furthermore, this study will look into the relationship between an individual's mood and exposure to media violence. Participants used in this study were Algoma University students. Half of the participants were given a simple task, to create a positive mood (no frustration) and the other half a difficult task, which served to produce a negative mood (frustration). Six different conditions were used in this study; 3 levels of media type (violent, neutral, and pro-social) and 2 levels of mood type (frustration, no frustration). Two different measures of aggression were used to look at participants levels of aggression, the Word Completion Task and the Hostility Scale. It was hypothesized that those who have been frustrated and exposed to a movie clip involving violence will have the highest aggression.