1 – Analysis – Research Method
The article and study chosen, Media Violence and Youth Violence by Werner H. Hopf, Gunter L., and Rudolf H. Weiß, described the results of a 2-Year Longitudinal Study. Based on existing and previous studies, the authors aimed to find empirical evidence that violent media exposure leads to youth violence. Specifically, the study tested these three hypotheses: (1) Early exposure to media violence (total score) is the strongest predictor of later exposure to media violence, violence beliefs, violence of students, and delinquency; (2) Early use of violent electronic games is the strongest factor in causing violence
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