Does the Level of Exposure to Media Aggression Influence an Individual's Domestic Violence Perceptions?

• In Event: Poster Session

Abstract

My presentation is about a research proposal that will determine if the level of media aggression an individual is exposed to influences their perceptions of domestic violence. A brief discussion of the influence violent media exposure has on violent crime, as well as a discussion of the influence exposure to media aggression has on domestic violence perceptions. Social learning theory and the theory of desensitization will be used. This study is important because if it is determined that increased exposure to current popularized media aggression influences an individual’s perceptions of domestic violence, domestic violence education programs could be created to help counteract such perceptions.

Author

• Samantha M. Gavin, Indiana University of Pennsylvania