Violence and weapon carrying in music videos: a content analysis

Article Abstract:

Children and adolescents may be overexposed to violence and weapon carrying by watching music videos. Researchers analyzed the content of 518 music videos recorded from music cable television channels for violence, weapon carrying, sexuality, and eroticism. Music Television (MTV) carried the highest percentage of openly violent videos (22.4%), while Country Music Television and Black Entertainment Television videos showed half the violence of MTV (11.8% and 11.5%). Videos that were highly sexual or erotic were unlikely to contain violence. Various strategies should be used to reduce the amount of violence viewed by children and adolescents.

Social aspects, Youth, Mass media, Mass media and youth, Violence in mass media, Media violence, Music videos

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The association of weapon carrying and fighting on school property and other health risk and problem behaviors among high school students

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Carrying a weapon at school appears to be associated with other problem behaviors. A survey of 3,000 Massachusetts high school students revealed that students carrying weapons were more likely to report physically fighting, being threatened or attacked with a weapon, having property stolen or damaged, not attending school because of fear, and using tobacco, marijuana, or alcohol while at school. A model including age, sex, grades, absentee days due to fear, frequency of threats or attacks, frequency of fighting, cigarette smoking, alcohol use, and being offered or selling drugs correctly predicted weapon carriage 91% of the time.

High school students

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Weapon Carrying on School Property Among Middle School Students

Article Abstract:

Violence prevention programs should be started in elementary school. A survey of 2,227 students in at 53 middle schools in North Carolina found that 3% carried a gun to school and 14% carried a knife or club. Older male students, especially minorities, were more likely to carry a gun or knife to school. Those who began smoking, drinking or using other substances at an early age were also more likely to carry a weapon to school. Frequent substance abuse was also linked to weapon possession, as was being threatened with a weapon at school.

Junior high school students, Middle and junior high school students

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