Does Television Violence Cause Aggression?

Researchers: L. D. Eron, L. R. Huesmann, M. M. Lefkowitz, and L. O. Walder
Journal: American Psychologist, vol. 27, issue no. 4 [pp. 253-263]
Publication Date: April 1972

The study sought to uncover the influence of media violence in aggression in children. The researchers found that the more violent programs a boy watches at age 9, the more aggressive he is likely to be at age 19.