[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Graphic, Violent Images Can Curb Kids' Aggression
http://www.reuters.com/newsArticle.jhtml?type=healthNewsstoryID=5182859src
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http://makeashorterlink.com/?N2FE12568
Uh, Chad old boy, it was *actual pictures* of the
_results_ of violence that changed the kids'
attitudes:
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Showing children
realistic and graphic images of the consequences of
violence appears to quell some of their aggressive
tendencies, new research reports.
After seeing pictures of people treated for gunshot
wounds, including a man whose stomach was ripped apart
by a bullet and a woman who lost her 8-month old fetus
when she was shot in the abdomen, children and teens
demonstrated an improvement in their attitudes toward
conflict and aggression.
After looking at those pictures, participants showed
signs that they would be less likely to solve
interpersonal conflict in a violent way, study author
Dr. Edward E. Cornwell, III told Reuters Health.
Cornwell argued that some of the current problems of
violence among teens and children may stem from the
fact that they are often surrounded by media that
minimize the consequences of violence.
For instance, Cornwell described a recent rap video
that includes a scene in which a singer is shot, but
is followed by another scene in which he appears
unscathed by the experience.
In response, the researcher said that he and his
colleagues are currently putting together a public
service announcement that holds the images of violence
included in rap videos up to actual photos of trauma
victims. This is reality, said Cornwell, chief of
adult trauma at Johns Hopkins Hospital in Baltimore.
In the study, Cornwell and his team asked 97 boys and
girls between the ages of 7 and 17 about their
attitudes toward conflict and aggression. The
researchers then showed the teens and children
pictures of people who had been shot, and resurveyed
48 participants an average of 30 days later to see if
their attitudes had changed.
All children and teens were participating in programs
held at Police Athletic League (PAL) centers. PAL is a
program designed to deter youth crime and violence.
The researchers saw a general improvement in attitudes
toward conflict and aggression, and noted a
particularly significant decrease in aggressive
tendencies among the female participants...
This is similar to my idea for curbing tobacco use: in
the context of a health education program, show
children the actual lungs of smokers vs. those of
non-smokers (but as I said then, it better be done
outside as the smell of old tobacco and diseased lung
tissue is quite nausea-inducing!. scratches head
IIRC, the timing should be ~ 3rd or 4th grade, when
kids are already exploring/exploiting the gross-out
factor.
Debbi
Would You Rather Be Hung By The Neck, Or Slide Down
Razor Blades Into A Pool Of Alcohol? Maru
(actual query going 'round the schoolyard when I was
in third grade)
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