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Violent Children

Violent Children EDITORIAL Where Do We Point the Finger of Blame? HEN ASKED, “what causes violence learning and demonstration of aggressive behavior. The among children and adoles- American Psychological Association reviewed the evi- cents?” I respond, “there is no dence and concluded that television violence accounts cause, only the accumulation of for about 10% of kids’ aggressive behavior. Is that a big W risk factors.” This means that no effect? It is about as big an effect as the link between smok- single factor does much to tell the story. Rather, each adds ing and cancer. Most people who smoke don’t get can- to the cumulative risk. This model is an important deri- cer. Most children who watch television do not act vio- vation of the “ecological” perspective on human devel- lently. My mother is 75 and has been smoking for 60 years. opment. From such an ecological perspective, when the She is healthier than the proverbial horse, but even she question is “does X cause Y?” the best answer is “it de- acknowledges that smoking is bad for people’s health (it pends.” It depends on the context in which that X and Y just doesn’t apply to her). It’s about http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png JAMA Pediatrics American Medical Association

Violent Children

Garbarino, James
JAMA Pediatrics , Volume 155 (1) – Jan 1, 2001
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American Medical Association
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Copyright 2001 American Medical Association. All Rights Reserved. Applicable FARS/DFARS Restrictions Apply to Government Use.
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2168-6203
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2168-6211
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10.1001/archpedi.155.1.13
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EDITORIAL Where Do We Point the Finger of Blame? HEN ASKED, “what causes violence learning and demonstration of aggressive behavior. The among children and adoles- American Psychological Association reviewed the evi- cents?” I respond, “there is no dence and concluded that television violence accounts cause, only the accumulation of for about 10% of kids’ aggressive behavior. Is that a big W risk factors.” This means that no effect? It is about as big an effect as the link between smok- single factor does much to tell the story. Rather, each adds ing and cancer. Most people who smoke don’t get can- to the cumulative risk. This model is an important deri- cer. Most children who watch television do not act vio- vation of the “ecological” perspective on human devel- lently. My mother is 75 and has been smoking for 60 years. opment. From such an ecological perspective, when the She is healthier than the proverbial horse, but even she question is “does X cause Y?” the best answer is “it de- acknowledges that smoking is bad for people’s health (it pends.” It depends on the context in which that X and Y just doesn’t apply to her). It’s about

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Published: Jan 1, 2001

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