TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2009//
TI  - Who Watches Verbally Aggressive Shows?
JO  - Journal of media psychology
A1  - Banerjee, Smita C.
A1  - Greene, Kathryn
A1  - Krcmar, Marina
A1  - Bagdasarov, Zhanna
SP  - 1
EP  - 14
VL  - 21
IS  - 1
N2  - A television-use questionnaire was completed by undergraduate college students (N = 773). Based on results from the television-use survey, respondents' popular television programs (33 shows) were content-analyzed for amounts of verbal aggression. A measure called the Verbal Aggression Television Consumption Index (VATCI) was calculated for each individual by combining the results of the content analysis with participants' reported viewing levels. We examined the effects of various personality factors on the VATCI (both overall and by genre). Additionally, the relationship between the VATCI and risk behaviors was evaluated. Both sensation seeking and viewer aggression positively predicted overall VATCI and, in particular, VATCI for animated sitcoms and political satires. Overall VATCI was positively associated with risky driving, fighting, delinquency, alcohol drinking, and drug use. Implications of findings are discussed.<p /> 
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SN  - 1864-1105
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1027/1864-1105.21.1.1
ID  - ref1
ER  -