Citation

Johnson JG, Cohen P, Smailes EM, Kasen S, Brook JS. Science 2002; 295(5564): 2468-2471.

Affiliation

Columbia University and the New York State Psychiatric Institute, 1051 Riverside Drive, New York, NY 10032, USA. jjohnso@pi.cpmc.columbia.edu

Copyright

(Copyright © 2002, American Association for the Advancement of Science)

DOI

10.1126/science.1062929

PMID

12102088

Abstract

Television viewing and aggressive behavior were assessed over a 17-year interval in a community sample of 707 individuals. There was a significant association between the amount of time spent watching television during adolescence and early adulthood and the likelihood of subsequent aggressive acts against others. This association remained significant after previous aggressive behavior, childhood neglect, family income, neighborhood violence, parental education, and psychiatric disorders were controlled statistically.

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