Profanity in TV and video games linked to teen aggression
Monday, October 17, 2011 - 03:50
in Psychology & Sociology
While it's been long established that watching violent scenes increases aggression levels, a new study in the medical journal Pediatrics suggests that profanity in the media may have a similar effect. Pediatrics is the top-ranked journal in its field and among the top 2 percent most-cited scientific and medical journals in the world.
