American Psychological Society Date: 2004-03-26 Report Shows 'Unequivocal Evidence' That Media Violence Has Significant Negative Impact On Children Research report provides 'A scientific assessment of research on the influence of violent television and films, video games, and music "reveals unequivocal evidence that media violence increases the likelihood of aggressive and violent behavior" in children and youth, according to a report published in Psychological Science in the Public Interest, a journal of the American Psychological Society. The report reviews the large body of research that has investigated the ways in which violent media influence behavior. Across all media genres, the authors...