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Communication Research, Vol. 31, No. 6, 642-668 (2004)
DOI: 10.1177/0093650204269265

Vulnerable Teens, Vulnerable Times

How Sensation Seeking, Alienation, and Victimization Moderate the Violent Media Content–Aggressiveness Relation

Michael D. Slater

Colorado State University; Department of Psychology.

Kimberly L. Henry

Institute of Behavioral Science, University of Colorado.

Randall C. Swaim

Tri-Ethnic Center for Prevention Research in the Department of Psychology at Colorado State University.

Joe M. Cardador

Service Management Group.

We hypothesize that the relationship between teen use of violent media and aggressiveness is contingent on personality and situational variables. Concurrent effects are modeled in four waves of data collection using multilevel analyses. Results indicate that the effect of violent media on aggression is more robust among students who report feelings of alienation from school and during times of increased peer victimization. Although overall use of violent media is associated with higher levels of aggression, a robust within individual effect also exists; that is, during times when a student is viewing elevated levels of violent media content relative to the student’s own norms for use of such media, he or she is also more likely to demonstrate heightened levels of aggression. This relationship is more robust among students who are victimized by their peers and experiencing increased sensation seeking.

Key Words: violence • media • aggression • teens • video games • Internet


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