Fischer, Peter and Greitemeyer, Tobias and Kastenmueller, Andreas and Vogrincic, Claudia and Sauer, Anne (2011) The Effects of Risk-Glorifying Media Exposure on Risk-Positive Cognitions, Emotions, and Behaviors: A Meta-Analytic Review. PSYCHOLOGICAL BULLETIN, 137 (3). pp. 367-390. ISSN 0033-2909,
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In recent years, there has been a surge in the quantity of media content that glorifies risk-taking behavior, such as risky driving, extreme sports, or binge drinking. The authors conducted a meta-analysis involving more than 80,000 participants and 105 independent effect sizes to examine whether exposure to such media depictions increased their recipients' risk-taking inclinations. A positive connection was found for overall, combined risk taking (g = .41); as well as its underlying dimensions: risk-taking behaviors (g = .41), risk-positive cognitions and attitudes (g = .35), and risk-positive emotions (g = .56). This effect was observed across varying research methods (experimental, correlational, longitudinal); types of media (video games, movies, advertising, TV, music); and differing risk-related outcome measures (e.g., smoking, drinking, risky driving, sexual behavior). Multiple moderator analyses revealed 2 theoretically new boundary conditions for sociocognitive models. First, the effect was stronger for active (i.e., video games) than for passive (e.g., film, music) exposure to risk-glorifying media content. Second, the effect was stronger when there was a high degree of contextual fit between the media content and type of risk-taking measure. The theoretical, practical, and societal implications of the present research synthesis are discussed.
| Item Type: | Article |
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| Uncontrolled Keywords: | ADOLESCENTS SEXUAL-BEHAVIOR; VIOLENT VIDEO GAMES; ROCK-MUSIC VIDEOS; HEAVY-METAL MUSIC; ALCOHOL-USE; MASS-MEDIA; AGGRESSIVE THOUGHTS; SMOKING INITIATION; PROSOCIAL BEHAVIOR; CIGARETTE-SMOKING; risk taking; risk-glorifying media; media effects; general learning model; meta-analysis |
| Subjects: | 100 Philosophy & psychology > 150 Psychology |
| Divisions: | Human Sciences > Institut für Psychologie > Lehrstuhl für Psychologie V (Sozial-, Arbeits- und Organisationspsychologie) - Prof. Dr. Peter Fischer |
| Depositing User: | Dr. Gernot Deinzer |
| Date Deposited: | 18 Jun 2020 07:57 |
| Last Modified: | 18 Jun 2020 07:57 |
| URI: | https://pred.uni-regensburg.de/id/eprint/20869 |
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