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Everyone today is quick to blame video games for their effects on the mentalities of today's kids. But, in all this focus on the corrupting powers of gaming, people seem to have forgotten about the thing that was supposed to have twisted the minds of the last few generations of kids: movies. Some researchers haven't forgotten, though, and have presented findings showing that mild but mean movies have the same influence on people as violent ones.The study had just 53 female students watch a violent scene from 'Kill Bill,' an angry scene from 'Mean Girls,' or a (relatively) peaceful seance scene from 'What Lies Beneath.' After these screenings, the students were confronted with an irritating person in real life. The group of students who watched the first two movies were mean right back, while the group who watched the peaceful film reacted more calmly.
While we're not going to call a study based on just 53 students compelling, it is safe to say that you shouldn't be avoiding films and other content purely based on violent or otherwise "adult" content -- 'Mean Girls' is, after all, rated PG-13. [From: USA Today]
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Subscribe to commentsAngiebabySep 17th 2008 10:00AM
Children learn what they are taught, and they are taught by parents, siblings, church, peers, movies, music, video games, teachers, toys, and society at large. There is nothing new about this news. In fact, it you replicated the research in a nationwide study, the results would be pretty much the same.