Substance abuse and media violence exposure as factors in acceptance of dating violence among in-school adolescents

The exposure of adult children to inter-parental violence is an indirect form of victimization which has not been widely investigated in relation to its consequences in adulthood. The main goal of this study was to analyze predictors of dating violence based on an integrated model of intergenerational transmission of violence with the assessment of potential indirect effects of inter-parental violence exposure on dating violence through child-to-parent violence and sexism. A total of 847 college students participated in this study, ranging from 18 to 25 years of age. Inter-parental violence exposure plays a relevant role in dating violence, with indirect effects through child-to-parent violence and sexism. These results support social learning theory in explaining the intergenerational transmission of violence and indicate that further attention should be paid to children exposed to inter-parental violence. Intervention models to prevent the perpetration of dating violence should include the prevention of inter-parental violence exposure and child-to-parent violence.

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The interacting role of media violence exposure and aggressive–disruptive behavior in adolescent brain activation during an emotional Stroop task

Psychiatry Research Neuroimaging ◽

10.1016/j.pscychresns.2010.11.005 ◽

2011 ◽

Vol 192 (1) ◽

pp. 12-19 ◽

Cited By ~ 14

Author(s):

Andrew J. Kalnin ◽

Chad R. Edwards ◽

Yang Wang ◽

William G. Kronenberger ◽

Tom A. Hummer ◽

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Keyword(s):

Disruptive Behavior ◽

Stroop Task ◽

Violence Exposure ◽

Brain Activation ◽

Media Violence ◽

Emotional Stroop ◽

Emotional Stroop Task

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The Relationship Between Exposure to Media Violence and School Bullying in Jordan

Global Journal of Health Science ◽

10.5539/gjhs.v10n5p154 ◽

2018 ◽

Vol 10 (5) ◽

pp. 154 ◽

Cited By ~ 2

Author(s):

Nesrin N. Abu Baker ◽

Saleh Nasser Ayyd

Keyword(s):

Violence Exposure ◽

Demographic Data ◽

School Bullying ◽

Media Violence ◽

Viewing Time ◽

School Students ◽

Cross Sectional ◽

Correlational Design ◽

Physical Bullying ◽

The Relationship

PURPOSE: To examine the relationship between exposure to media violence and bullying among school students in Jordan.METHOD: A cross-sectional, correlational design and a self-reported questionnaire were used to answer research questions. A multistage, stratified random sampling was utilized to recruit a sample of 550 students from eight governmental educational directorates in a large governorate in Jordan. A self-reported questionnaire included demographic data, Media Violence Exposure scale, and School Bullying scale was distributed.RESULTS: Prevalence of school bullying was 47%. There was a positive correlation between media violence exposure and school bullying (r=.549); significantly more boys reported exposure to media violence, perpetrating of school bullying in general, and perpetrating of physical bullying in particular than girls (p=.00). While significantly more girls reported perpetrating of relational bullying than boys (p=.00). Media violence viewing time explained 42% of variance in school bullying scores.CONCLUSION: The findings call urgent need for intervention programs tailored by specialized health professionals to combat the consequences of this growing phenomenon.

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