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National Youth Violence Prevention Resource Center

A Federal resource for professionals, parents and youth working to prevent violence committed by and against young people.

Media Violence Reports and Research Articles

Children, Violence, and the Media. A Report for Parents and Policy Makers (1999) - U.S. Senate Committee on the Judiciary

The Effects of Media Violence on Society (2002) - Science

Effects of Violent Video Games on Aggressive Behavior, Aggressive Cognition, Aggressive Affect, Physiological Arousal, and Prosocial Behavior: A Meta-Analytic Review of the Scientific Literature (2001) - Psychological Science

Fair Play: Violence, Gender, and Race in Video Games (2001) - Children Now

Hearing on the Impact of Interactive Violence on Children, March 21, 2000. Testimony before the U.S. Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation

Impact of Media on Children and Adolescents: A 10-Year Review of the Research (2001) - Journal of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry

Impact of Music Lyrics and Music Videos on Children and Youth (1996) - American Academy of Pediatrics

Marketing Violent Entertainment To Children: A Review Of Self-Regulation And Industry Practices In The Motion Picture, Music Recording & Electronic Game Industries: A Report Of The Federal Trade Commission (2000) - Federal Trade Commission

Media violence and the American Public: Scientific facts versus media misinformation (2001) - American Psychologist.

Television Violence: A Review of the Effects on Children of Different Ages (1995) - Media Awareness Network

Video Games, Research, Ratings, Recommendations. ERIC Digest (1998) - ERIC Clearinghouse on Elementary and Early Childhood Education, U.S. Department of Education.