title: Bullying on Television: 1960-2010.
abstract: Bullying is a serious issue for adolescents, with health consequences both at the time of victimization and later on in adulthood. Aggression in the media is an area that has been explored as a contributing factor to bullying behavior. This study aims to determine if the incidence of aggression in popular television shows over the past 50 years has changed. A total of 198 episodes of the most popular television shows between the years 1960 and 2010 were coded for incidents of aggression and analyzed using simple linear regression. The mean number of events per episode was 8.8. No statistically significant correlation was found between number of bullying events and the years in which they occurred. Whereas it is possible that aggression on television may have an impact on bullying behaviors, there is no evidence that the incidence of bullying on television has changed significantly in the past 5 decades.
authors.affiliation: University of New Mexico School of Medicine, Albuquerque, NM, USA.
authors.forename: Kaitlin A
authors.initials: KA
authors.lastname: Petranovich
authors.affiliation: University of New Mexico School of Medicine, Albuquerque, NM, USA sbapty01@salud.unm.edu.
authors.forename: Samantha J
authors.initials: SJ
authors.lastname: Bapty
authors.affiliation: University of New Mexico School of Medicine, Albuquerque, NM, USA.
authors.forename: Travis S
authors.initials: TS
authors.lastname: Maestas
authors.affiliation: University of New Mexico School of Medicine, Albuquerque, NM, USA.
authors.forename: Victor C
authors.initials: VC
authors.lastname: Strasburger
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000294:Adolescent Behavior / Q000523:psychology*; D058445:Bullying / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D006801:Humans; D010379:Peer Group; D013690:Television / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*
keywords: adolescent; bullying; physical aggression; social aggression; television