This two-wave survey study investigated the concurrent and longitudinal relationships between different styles of restrictive and active parental mediation (autonomy-supportive, controlling, or inconsistent), adolescents’ media violence exposure, and aggression. Our sample consisted of 1029 adolescents (10e14 years; 49.8% girls). Results indicate that restrictive mediation communicated in an au...

background cholera is a bacterial infection that causes both local outbreaks and worldwide pandemics. there was a cholera epidemic in iran in summer 2005, during which 1118 individuals were infected and 11 died. the present study was conducted to determine the impact of educational activities of iranian ministry of health on the people's knowledge and attitude towards the disease. patients and ...

The potential harmful effects of media violence have been studied systematically and extensively. However, very little attention has been devoted to the intrigue and struggles between people depicted in the mass media. A longitudinal randomized experimental group-control group, pretest-posttest design study was conducted to examine the potential effects of this type of TV series on young adults...

OBJECTIVE To describe the opinion of schoolage children, from a public school, regarding the violence they perceive in the media. MATERIAL AND METHODS Descriptive-exploratory research with a sample, selected according to the child's age in a public school. Quantitative data were collected. RESULTS There were found common issues related to the child's opinion about the violence present in th...

As is evident from a wealth of literature, the powerful messages in mass media (advertising, movies, music lyrics and videos, radio, television, video games, and the Internet) influence the way children perceive their environment, their relationships, their bodies, and various risk behaviors. Media-consumption habits in children and adolescents predict risk behaviors and adverse health outcomes...

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OBJECTIVE To understand better the relation between media violence exposure, brain functioning, and trait aggression, this study investigated the association between media violence exposure and brain activation as measured by functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) in groups of normal adolescents and adolescents with disruptive behavior disorder (DBD) with aggressive features. METHODS Se...

OBJECTIVE To conduct a meta-analytic review of studies that examine the impact of violent media on aggressive behavior and to determine whether this effect could be explained through methodological problems inherent in this research field. STUDY DESIGN A detailed literature search identified peer-reviewed articles addressing media violence effects. Effect sizes were calculated for all studies...