methods
What are the effects of media violence on the aggressive attitudes and behavior of those exposed to it? This question has for several decades been the focus of a large body of research, but its importance was not anticipated until television had become ubiquitous. As a result, there have been few opportunities to address this question through before-and-after studies of natural experiments. [Source: Encyclopedia of Children, Adolescents, and the Media; Violence, Natural Experiments and]
natural experiments and violence
research methods
violence and aggression