Term of Award
Spring 2010
Degree Name
Master of Science in Experimental Psychology (M.S.)
Document Type and Release Option
Thesis (restricted to Georgia Southern)
Copyright Statement / License for Reuse
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.
Department
Department of Psychology
Committee Chair
William D. McIntosh
Committee Member 1
Karen Naufel
Committee Member 2
Michael Nielsen
Committee Member 3
n/a
Abstract
This study tested the hypothesis that lifetime media violence consumption, recent media violence consumption, and exposure to a violent video clip would increase physiological pain tolerance. Participants were asked to self-report their lifetime and recent media consumption and were then exposed to a violent or non-violent video clip. Results revealed that lifetime media violence consumption as well as exposure to a violent video significantly increased pain tolerance. Implications are discussed.
Recommended Citation
Gowgiel, Ashley A., "When the Movies Come to Life: Media Violence and Physiological Pain Response" (2010). Electronic Theses and Dissertations. 449.
https://digitalcommons.georgiasouthern.edu/etd/449
Research Data and Supplementary Material
No
