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Vol. 19, No. 4, April 2003
1. Keep Your Eye On ... violence
2. Keep Your Eye On ... distress

Keep Your Eye On ... violence
Children exposed to violent media, such as television, are placed at increased risk for the development of aggressive and violent behavior as adults, according to a new study. The study examined longitudinal relations between TV-violence viewing at ages 6 to 10 and adult aggressive behavior 15 years later in a sample of adults who were initially surveyed as children in the 1970s and 1980s. The researchers found that childhood exposure to media violence predicted young adult aggressive behavior for both males and females, even after controlling for socioeconomic status, intellectual ability and parenting factors. [Developmental Psychology 2003; 39(2): 201-221.]

Keep Your Eye On ... violence

Children exposed to violent media, such as television, are placed at increased risk for the development of aggressive and violent behavior as adults, according to a new study. The study examined longitudinal relations between TV-violence viewing at ages 6 to 10 and adult aggressive behavior 15 years later in a sample of adults who were initially surveyed as children in the 1970s and 1980s. The researchers found that childhood exposure to media violence predicted young adult aggressive behavior for both males and females, even after controlling for socioeconomic status, intellectual ability and parenting factors.
[Developmental Psychology 2003; 39(2): 201-221.]

Keep Your Eye On ... distress
Children who suffer emotional distress from depression and anxiety may be more likely to underestimate themselves, Health Behavior News Service reported. Children who experienced emotional distress were more likely to blame themselves for failures while attributing success to external factors; feel uncertain about their ability to meet performance goals; and have low self-esteem, researchers reported recently. Low self-esteem led children to underestimate their social skills, but not their academic abilities, according to the researchers. They also found that girls were more vulnerable to emotional distress than boys, and were more prone to underestimate their competence in all areas except social skills. The researchers suggest that girls may receive more positive feedback about social skills than boys do. Researchers asked 932 children in grades four through six to complete tests three times over the course of a year. The tests were designed to measure depression and anxiety levels, the children's views of themselves and their world, and the children's perception of their competency. The researchers compared the children's competency perceptions with their grades in school. [Child Development]

Keep Your Eye On ... distress

Children who suffer emotional distress from depression and anxiety may be more likely to underestimate themselves, Health Behavior News Service reported. Children who experienced emotional distress were more likely to blame themselves for failures while attributing success to external factors; feel uncertain about their ability to meet performance goals; and have low self-esteem, researchers reported recently. Low self-esteem led children to underestimate their social skills, but not their academic abilities, according to the researchers. They also found that girls were more vulnerable to emotional distress than boys, and were more prone to underestimate their competence in all areas except social skills. The researchers suggest that girls may receive more positive feedback about social skills than boys do. Researchers asked 932 children in grades four through six to complete tests three times over the course of a year. The tests were designed to measure depression and anxiety levels, the children's views of themselves and their world, and the children's perception of their competency. The researchers compared the children's competency perceptions with their grades in school. [Child Development]

The Brown University Child and Adolescent Behavior Letter, April 2003
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