Citation

Sege R, Dietz W. Pediatrics 1994; 94(4 Pt 2): 600-607.

Affiliation

Department of Pediatrics, Tufts University School of Medicine, Boston, MA.

Copyright

(Copyright © 1994, American Academy of Pediatrics)

DOI

unavailable

PMID

7936885

Abstract

Three decades of research suggest a causal link between exposure of children to violent images on television and subsequent violent behavior. The epidemic of violence in American society mandates a critical reappraisal of the televised images that children see. To slow the cycle of violence, pediatricians can: (1) Help shape parental attitudes toward children's viewing habits; (2) lobby for school systems to adopt curricula that include critical viewing skills; and (3) work with Congress, Federal regulators, television producers, and broadcasters to reduce the exposure of children to televised violence.

Language: en