ISSN: 2225-8329
Open access
Children are easily influenced even by entertainment they consume. Since 1960s, violent acts in entertainment have been discussed in literature as acts that express physical force against oneself or others, either with or without the use of a weapon, compelling action against one's will in response to pain or being hurt, or murder, actually causing harm and killing. Hence, the main research question of this study is to explore the research gaps and suggest future direction of study, which related to violent entertainment among children and its implications. Systematic Literature Review (SLR) method being used to review literature evolving around violent entertainment implications among children using Scopus database of within 12 years (2010 – January 2022) has found significant pattern about violent entertainment consumed by children. Based on the analysis involving 12 articles related to (1) “violent entertainment” “children” AND "implication"; (2)"violent entertainment" "children" AND "aggressive behaviour" OR “aggressive”; (3) "violent entertainment" "children" AND "violent behaviour"; (4) "violent entertainment" "children" AND "addiction", three implications being discussed which are aggressive behaviour, violent behaviour and addiction that should be prevented among children. Aggressive behaviour found to be the most discussed implication that potentially lasts until adulthood with the ability to create a cycle of violent/aggressive generations. In a nutshell, everyone including parents, society, and the authority plays an important role in ensuring that implication of violent entertainment among children can be reduced to protect every child.
Agbaria, Q. (2020). Internet Addiction and Aggression: The Mediating Roles of Self-Control and Positive Affect. International Journal of Mental Health and Addiction, 1-16. doi:10.1007/s11469-019-00220-z.
Agense France-Presse. (2019). 10 penuntut universiti ditahan main PUBG. Retrieved August 13, 2021, from Sinar Harian: https://www.sinarharian.com.my/article/18100/ GLOBAL/10-penuntut-universiti-ditahan-main-PUBG.
Allen, J. J., & Anderson, C. A. (2017). Aggression and Violence: Definitions and Distinctions. The Wiley Handbook of Violence and Aggression, 1-14. doi:10.1002/9781119057574.whbva001.
Anderson, C. A., J, B. B., & Bartholow, B. D. (2017). Screen violence and youth behaviour. Pediatrics, 140(S2), 142-147. doi:10.1542/peds.2016-1758T
Bandura, A., & Walters, R. H. (1963). Social learning and personality development. New York: Holt, Rinehart, & Winston.
Biolcati, R., Passini, S., & Pupi, V. (2021). The role of video gaming motives in the relationship between personality risk traits and Internet Gaming Disorder. Journal of Gambling Issues, 46, 221-242. doi:10.4309/jgi.2021.46.12.
Bushman, B. J. (2018). Teaching Students About Violent Media Effects. Teaching of Psychology. 45(2), 200-206.doi: 10.1177/0098628318762936
Cartwright, M. (2020). Sports, Games & Entertainment in the Elizabethan Era. Retrieved April 21, 2021, from World History Encyclopedia: https://member.worldhistory.org/article/1579/sports-games--entertainment-in-the-elizabethan-era/.
Cherney, M. A. (2018). This violent videogame has made more money than any movie ever. Retrieved September 1, 2021, from MarketWatch: https://www.marketwatch. com/story/this-violent-videogame-has-made-more-money-than-any-movie-ever-2018-04-06.
Costello, B. J., & Zozula, C. (2016). Peer influence: Mechanisms and motivations. Deviant Behavior, 1-18. doi:10.1080/01639625.2016.1260387.
Estevez, A., Jauregui, P., Sanchez-Marcos, I., Lopez-Gonzalez, H., & Griffiths, M. D. (2017). Attachment and emotion regulation in substance addictions and behavioral addictions. Journal of Behavioral Addictions, 6, 534-544. doi:10.1556/2006.6.2017.086.
Gentile, D., Li, D., Khoo, A., Prot, S., & Anderson, C. (2014). Mediators and Moderators of Long-term Effects of Violent Video Games on Aggressive Behavior Practice, Thinking, and Action. JAMA Pediatrics, 168(5), 450-457. doi:10.1001/jamapediatrics.2014.63.
Gerbner, G., Gross, L., Morgan, M., & Signorielli, N. (1980). The "mainstreaming" of America: Violence profile. 11. Journal of Communication, 30(3), 10-29.
Gerth, M. (2020). Does truancy make the delinquent? A situational and longitudinal analysis of the truancy-delinquency relationship. European Journal of Criminology, 1–20. doi:10.1177/1477370820952681.
Gotzsche-Astrup, O. (2018). The time for causal designs: review and evaluation of empirical support for mechanisms of political radicalization. Aggression and Violent Behavior, 39, 90–99. doi: 10.1016/j.avb.2018.02.003.
Henriksen, M., Skrove, M., Hoftun, G. B., Sund, E. R., Lydersen, S., Tseng, W. L., & Sukhodolsky, D. G. (2020). Developmental Course and Risk Factors of Physical Aggression in Late Adolescene. Child Psychiatry & Human Development. doi:10.1007/s10578-020-01049-7.
Hoge, R. D. (2009, September). Resource Material No. 78. Retrieved April 9, 2021, from United Nations Asia and Far East Institute: https://www.unafei.or.jp/english/publications/Resource_Material_78.html.
Ikoba, J. J. (2020). Indian boy, 16, dies after playing PUBG continuously for several days. Retrieved August 13, 2021, from Gizmochina: https://www.gizmochina.com/ 2020/08/16/indian-boy-16-dies-after-playing-pubg-continuously-for-several-days/.
Keach, S. (2022). DOING TIME GTA games in order – every Grand Theft Auto title listed by release and chronology. Retrieved August 19, 2022, from The U.S Sun: https://www.thesun.com/tech/4544941/gta-games-in-order-grand-theft-auto-release-dates-chronological/.
Kierkegaard, S. (2011). POSTAL 2 plays in US court - Schwarzenegger v. Entertainment Merchants Association.Computer Law & Security Review. 27.278-290.doi:10.1016/j.clsr.2011.03.00.
Lu, T., Li, L., Niu, L., Jin, S., & French, D. C. (2018). Relations between popularity and prosocial behavior in middle school and high school Chinese adolescents. International Journal of Behavioral Development, 42, 175–181. doi:10.1177/0165025416687411.
Mengist, W., Soromessa, T., & Legese, G. (2020). Method for conducting systematic literature review and meta-analysis for environmental science research. MethodsX, 1-11. doi:10.1016/j.scitotenv.2019.134581.
Mengist, W. T., Soromessa, T., & Legese, G. (2019). Ecosystem services research in mountainous regions: a systematic literature review on current knowledge and research gaps. Sci. Total Environ. 702.
Moher, D. A. Liberati, J. Tetzlaff, D.G. Altman. (2010). Preferred reporting items for systematic reviews and meta-analyses: the PRISMA statement. Int. J. Surg. 8 (5). 336–341.
Moreno-Ruiz, D., Estevez, E., Jimenez, T. I., & Murgui, S. (2018). Parenting Style and Reactive and Proactive Adolescent Violence: Evidence from Spain. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 15(12), 1-13. doi:10.3390/ijerph15122634.
Motion Picture Association of America. (2021). 2020 Theaterical Home Entertainment Market Environment. Motion Picture Association. Retrieved from https://www.mpa-apac.org/research-docs/2020-theme-report
Rose, J., Roman, N., Mwaba, K., & Ismail, K. (2018). The relationship between parenting and internalizing behaviours of children: a systematic review. Early Child Development and Care, 188(10), 1468-1486. doi:10.1080/03004430.2016.1269762.
Sindermann, C., Sariyska, R., Lachmann, B., Brand, M., & Montag, C. (2018). Associations between the dark triad of personality and unspecified/specific forms of Internet-use disorder. Journal of Behavioral Addictions, 1-8. doi:10.1556/2006.7.2018.114.
Singh, T., Mohanty, R., Lalrhiatpuia, Haobam, M., & Saini, M. (2014). Aggression and Violent Behaviour: A Critical Review. Journal of Pharmacy and Biological Sciences, 9(5), 10-13. doi:10.9790/3008-09551013.
Yang, Y. C., Boen, C., Gerken, K., Li, T., Schorpp, K., & Harris, K. M. (2016). Social relationships and physiological determinants of longevity across the human life span. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 113(3), 578-583. doi: 10.1073/pnas.1511085112.
Zhang, Q., Cao, Y., Gao, J., Yang, X., Rost, D. H., Cheng, G., Espelage, D. L. (2021). Effects of cartoon violence on aggressive thoughts and aggressive behaviors. Aggressive Behavior, 379–380. doi: 10.1002/ab.21946.
(Jamil et al., 2023)
To Cite this Article: Jamil, A. A. A., Ahmad, Y., & Bakar, A. N. (2023). Violent Entertainment: A Review of its Implications on Children’s Aggressive Behavior and Addiction. International Journal of Academic Research in Accounting Finance and Management Sciences, 13(2), 976–986.
Copyright: © 2023 The Author(s)
Published by HRMARS (www.hrmars.com)
This article is published under the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY 4.0) license. Anyone may reproduce, distribute, translate and create derivative works of this article (for both commercial and non-commercial purposes), subject to full attribution to the original publication and authors. The full terms of this license may be seen at: http://creativecommons.org/licences/by/4.0/legalcode