Is aggression in children with behavioural and emotional difficulties associated with television viewing and video game playing? A systematic review

被引:34
作者
Mitrofan, O. [1 ]
Paul, M. [1 ]
Spencer, N. [2 ]
机构
[1] Univ Warwick, Hlth Sci Res Inst, Sch Med, Coventry CV4 7AL, W Midlands, England
[2] Univ Warwick, Sch Hlth & Social Studies, Coventry CV4 7AL, W Midlands, England
关键词
child; aggression; systematic review; television; video game; APPRAISING QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; DISTURBED CHILDREN; MEDIA VIOLENCE; CARTOONS; ADOLESCENTS; EXPOSURE; SAMPLE; IMPACT;
D O I
10.1111/j.1365-2214.2008.00912.x
中图分类号
B844 [发展心理学(人类心理学)];
学科分类号
040202 ;
摘要
Possible associations between television viewing and video game playing and children's aggression have become public health concerns. We did a systematic review of studies that examined such associations, focussing on children and young people with behavioural and emotional difficulties, who are thought to be more susceptible. We did computer-assisted searches of health and social science databases, gateways, publications from relevant organizations and for grey literature; scanned bibliographies; hand-searched key journals; and corresponded with authors. We critically appraised all studies. A total of 12 studies: three experiments with children with behavioural and emotional difficulties found increased aggression after watching aggressive as opposed to low-aggressive content television programmes, one found the opposite and two no clear effect, one found such children no more likely than controls to imitate aggressive television characters. One case-control study and one survey found that children and young people with behavioural and emotional difficulties watched more television than controls; another did not. Two studies found that children and young people with behavioural and emotional difficulties viewed more hours of aggressive television programmes than controls. One study on video game use found that young people with behavioural and emotional difficulties viewed more minutes of violence and played longer than controls. In a qualitative study children with behavioural and emotional difficulties, but not their parents, did not associate watching television with aggression. All studies had significant methodological flaws. None was based on power calculations. This systematic review found insufficient, contradictory and methodologically flawed evidence on the association between television viewing and video game playing and aggression in children and young people with behavioural and emotional difficulties. If public health advice is to be evidence-based, good quality research is needed.
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