When the Movies Come to Life: Media Violence and Physiological Pain Response

<p>This study tested the hypothesis that lifetime media violence consumption, recent media violence consumption, and exposure to a violent video clip would increase physiological pain tolerance. Participants were asked to self-report their lifetime and recent media consumption and were then exposed to a violent or non-violent video clip. Results revealed that lifetime media violence consumption as well as exposure to a violent video significantly increased pain tolerance. Implications are discussed.</p>

Name thesis:degree_name

Master of Science in Experimental Psychology (M.S.)

Level thesis:degree_level

Thesis (restricted to Georgia Southern)

Discipline thesis:degree_discipline

Department of Psychology

Year dc:date.available

2010

Author dc:creator

• Gowgiel, Ashley A.

Contributors dc:contributor

• Karen Naufel
• Michael Nielsen
• n/a

• ETD
• Media
• Media violence
• Pain
• Physiological
• Psychology

Repository record dc:identifier

https://digitalcommons.georgiasouthern.edu/etd/449

OAI identifier oai:identifier

oai:digitalcommons.georgiasouthern.edu:etd-1449