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Citation

Zhang Q, Cao Y, Gao J, Yang X, Rost DH, Cheng G, Teng Z, Espelage DL. Aggressive Behav. 2019; 45(5): 489-497.

Affiliation

Department of Psychology, University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2019, International Society for Research on Aggression, Publisher John Wiley and Sons)

DOI

10.1002/ab.21836

PMID

30957878

Abstract

THIS ARTICLE HAS BEEN RETRACTED by the journal editors due to questions about the validity of the stated study methods. See DOI: 10.1002/ab.22035

This article reports on an experiment designed to test whether the cartoon manipulation leads to significant increases in aggressive thoughts and aggressive behaviors among Chinese children (n = 3,000).

RESULTS indicated that brief exposure to a violent cartoon triggered higher aggressive thoughts and aggressive behaviors than a nonviolent cartoon. Females displayed higher aggressive thoughts and aggressive behaviors than males in a nonviolent cartoon condition, while males displayed higher aggressive behaviors than females in a violent cartoon condition. Mediation analysis suggested that the effect on aggressive behaviors was mediated by aggressive thoughts. The findings imply that cartoon developers, parents, and teachers should develop cartoons that inhibit children's aggressive thoughts to avoid aggressive behaviors. Females are the key group for the prevention and intervention of aggression in a nonviolent cartoon context, while males are the key group for the prevention and intervention of aggression in a violent cartoon context.

© 2019 Wiley Periodicals, Inc.


Language: en

Keywords

aggressive behaviors; aggressive thoughts; cartoons; children; violence; Retracted Article

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