Child aggression linked to violent media

It's hard to know how this could be otherwise: "They found consistent evidence that young children who watched television and films and played video games with violent content showed more aggressive play and behaviour. There was a definite 'small but significant' effect, which was especially relevant for boys, they said." However, many people have done studies previously failing to uncover links between TV or film violence and actual violence. However, that was not the sme as showing there was no link and now evidence is turning up. To me it makes sense that it would: if one's mind is filled with images and the engagement with the story including violence then our mimetic natures will tend to push us to act out what we've seen ...
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