ABSTRACT

The General Aggression Model is one of the major frameworks that studies use to conceptualise the relationship between violent video games and aggression. Although commonly used, this model incorporates important personological and media characteristics into its formulation at a minimal level. As such, the purpose of the current research was to investigate the effect of four media types (violent video game, non-violent video game, violent book, and violent television show) on state anger and behavioural aggression. Analysis revealed no differences in state anger and behavioural aggression between the four media types. Regression analysis suggests that individuals with higher levels of impulsivity, increased emotional reactivity to the media, and frustration with the content of the media are more likely to have a higher state anger response to media exposure. Behavioural aggression was higher for those participants less disturbed by the media and with higher trait anger. Overall, these results suggest that personality and frustration are better predictors of anger and aggression in the context of media exposure. Implications for models of media aggression (such as the Immersive Media Prediction model) and future research are discussed.

摘要

一般攻击模型是研究用来概念化暴力视频游戏与攻击之间关系的主要框架之一。虽然常用，但该模型在最低限度上将重要的个人和媒体特征纳入其表述中。因此，当前研究的目的是调查四种媒体类型（暴力视频游戏、非暴力视频游戏、暴力书籍和暴力电视节目）对状态愤怒和行为攻击的影响。分析显示四种媒体类型之间的状态愤怒和行为攻击没有差异。回归分析表明，具有较高冲动水平的个体对媒体的情绪反应增加，对媒体内容感到沮丧的人更有可能对媒体曝光产生更高的状态愤怒反应。那些受媒体干扰较少且愤怒特质较高的参与者的行为攻击性较高。总的来说，这些结果表明，在媒体曝光的背景下，个性和挫败感是愤怒和攻击性的更好预测指标。讨论了对媒体攻击模型（例如沉浸式媒体预测模型）和未来研究的影响。