ed on laboratory experiments and on field studies. Not all children become aggressive, of course, but the correlations between violence and aggression are positive.Television violence is strongly correlated with aggressive behavior as any other behavioral variable that has been measured. The research question has moved from asking whether or not there is an effect, to seeking explanations for the effect.While the effects of television violence are not simply straightforward, analyses and reviews of research suggest that there are clear reasons for concern and caution in relation to the impact of televised violence. To be sure, there are many factors that influence the relationship between viewing violence and aggressive behavior and there has been much debate about these influences. It is clear that there is a considerable amount of violence on television and that this violence on TV may cause changes in attitudes, values, or behavior on children and older viewers.Although there are many different views on the impact of TV violence, one very strong summary is provided by Eron during his 1992 Congressional testimony: "There can no longer be any doubt that heavy exposure to televised violence is one of the causes of aggressive behavior, crime and violence in society. The evidence comes from both the laboratory and real-life studies." (Eron, 1992) Television violence affects children of all ages, of both genders, at all socio-economic levels and all levels of intelligence. The effect is not only limited to children who are already aggressive and is not restricted to this country. The facts remain that we get the same findings of a relationship between television violence and aggression in children study after study, in every country, and every economic level. The effect of television violence on aggression, even though it is not very large, exists. This effect has been demonstrated outside the laboratory in real-life among many different c...
