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Media violence exposure and executive functioning in aggressive and control adolescents
Author(s) -
Kronenberger William G.,
Mathews Vincent P.,
Dunn David W.,
Wang Yang,
Wood Elisabeth A.,
Giauque Ann L.,
Larsen Joelle J.,
Rembusch Mary E.,
Lowe Mark J.,
Li TieQiang
Publication year - 2005
Publication title -
journal of clinical psychology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.124
H-Index - 119
eISSN - 1097-4679
pISSN - 0021-9762
DOI - 10.1002/jclp.20022
Subject(s) - psychology , conduct disorder , clinical psychology , executive functions , poison control , injury prevention , human factors and ergonomics , psychiatry , executive dysfunction , suicide prevention , association (psychology) , cognition , medicine , medical emergency , neuropsychology , psychotherapist
The relationship between media violence exposure and executive functioning was investigated in samples of adolescents with no psychiatric diagnosis or with a history of aggressive–disruptive behavior. Age‐, gender‐, and IQ‐matched samples of adolescents who had no Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders —fourth edition (DSM‐IV; American Psychiatric Association, 1994) diagnosis ( N = 27) and of adolescents who had DSM‐IV Disruptive Behavior Disorder diagnoses ( N = 27) completed measures of media violence exposure and tests of executive functioning. Moderate to strong relationships were found between higher amounts of media violence exposure and deficits in self‐report, parent‐report, and laboratory‐based measures of executive functioning. A significant diagnosis by media violence exposure interaction effect was found for Conners' Continuous Performance Test scores, such that the media violence exposure–executive functioning relationship was stronger for adolescents who had Disruptive Behavior Disorder diagnoses. Results indicate that media violence exposure is related to poorer executive functioning, and this relationship may be stronger for adolescents who have a history of aggressive–disruptive behavior. © 2004 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J Clin Psychol. 61: 725–737, 2005