@article{ref1,
title="A highway safety 'scare' film and its effects on performance and mood of males and females",
journal="Behavioral research in highway safety",
year="1971",
author="LeGarde, JC and Lubman, MV and Hartnett, JJ",
volume="2",
number="2",
pages="83-97",
abstract="Investigated the extent to which stressful motion pictures dealing with highway safety affect motor performance and mood among males and females. An improvised motor task and a mood adjective check list were given to 18 male and 24 female undergraduates. Base levels and changes in performance and mood were determined through use of a test-film-retest design, and repeated-measures analysis of variance was used in the data analysis. Ss experienced increased scores on aggression, activity, depression, and anxiety on the check list as a consequence of viewing the film. Females exhibited a greater increase in mood change and a more rapid recovery to prefilm mood levels than did males, who displayed symptoms for a longer period of time. All Ss had an increase in perceptual-motor test scores; however, it was seen that a decrement in quality occurred. The use of "scare" films to induce changes in driving behavior is discussed. (15 ref.) (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2012 APA, all rights reserved)",
language="en",
issn="0045-1665",
doi="",
url="http://dx.doi.org/"
}