Comic and Animation Use, Aggression and Mental Health Among College Students

This research aims to explore the relationship among self-esteem, parent-child relationship, mental health, aggression, attitudes toward comic and animation (CA) and CA use. 840 college students were measured by Rosenberg's self-esteem scale and other self-report questionnaires. Results suggested that individuals with high self-esteem or positive parent-child relations were inclined to hold negative attitudes toward CA and had lower levels of CA use. Positive attitudes toward CA and excessive CA use would have negative influence on teenagers' mental health and lead to high-level aggressive behavior, especially physical aggression and verbal aggression.