An Exploratory Study of Violent Media Consumption and Aggression in Black College Students. (November 2017)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Williams, Jamie M.; Phillips, Tommy M.; Stockdale, Laura; Holmgren, Hailey G.; Wong, Daniel W.; Peterson, Donna J.
• Is Part Of: Journal of black studies. Volume 48:Number 8(2017)
• Page Start: 758
• Page End: 774
• Publication Date: 2017-11
• Subjects: media violence -- aggression -- Black college students -- emerging adults -- historically Black colleges and universities; African Americans -- Periodicals; Black people -- Periodicals; 305.896073
• DOI: 10.1177/0021934717717980
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 0021-9347

Abstract

One-hundred Black college students attending a historically Black college and university (HBCU) on the east coast of the United States participated in a study intended to explore and provide baseline information on the relationship between violent media consumption and aggression in Black college students. Results suggest that, consistent with college students and emerging adults in general, Black college students are heavy users of violent media and that violent media is related to aggression. This study makes an important contribution to the research literature by illuminating violent media consumption and the relationship between violent media consumption and aggression in a population that has been overlooked or understudied by previous media violence-aggression research.