@article{MoellerKraheBuschingetal.2012, author = {Moeller, Ingrid and Krah{\´e}, Barbara and Busching, Robert and Krause, Christina}, title = {Efficacy of an intervention to reduce the use of media violence and aggression an experimental evaluation with adolescents in Germany}, series = {Journal of youth and adolescence : a multidisciplinary research publication}, volume = {41}, journal = {Journal of youth and adolescence : a multidisciplinary research publication}, number = {2}, publisher = {Springer}, address = {New York}, issn = {0047-2891}, doi = {10.1007/s10964-011-9654-6}, pages = {105 -- 120}, year = {2012}, abstract = {Several longitudinal studies and meta-analytic reviews have demonstrated that exposure to violent media is linked to aggression over time. However, evidence on effective interventions to reduce the use of violent media and promote critical viewing skills is limited. The current study examined the efficacy of an intervention designed to reduce the use of media violence and aggression in adolescence, covering a total period of about 12 months. A sample of 683 7th and 8th graders in Germany (50.1\% girls) were assigned to two conditions: a 5-week intervention and a no-intervention control group. Measures of exposure to media violence and aggressive behavior were obtained about 3 months prior to the intervention (T1) and about 7 months post-intervention (T2). The intervention group showed a significantly larger decrease in the use of violent media from T1 to T2 than the control group. Participants in the intervention group also scored significantly lower on self-reported aggressive behavior (physical aggression and relational aggression) at T2 than those in the control group, but the effect was limited to those with high levels of initial aggression. This effect was mediated by an intervention-induced decrease in the normative acceptance of aggression. No gender differences in program efficacy were found. The results show that a 5-week school-based intervention can produce changes in the use of media violence, aggressive norms, and behaviors sustained over several months.}, language = {en} } @article{KraheBieneck2012, author = {Krah{\´e}, Barbara and Bieneck, Steffen}, title = {The effect of music-induced mood on aggressive affect, cognition, and behavior}, series = {Journal of applied social psychology : devoted to applications of experimental behavioral science research to problems of society}, volume = {42}, journal = {Journal of applied social psychology : devoted to applications of experimental behavioral science research to problems of society}, number = {2}, publisher = {Wiley-Blackwell}, address = {Hoboken}, issn = {0021-9029}, doi = {10.1111/j.1559-1816.2011.00887.x}, pages = {271 -- 290}, year = {2012}, abstract = {Two studies explored the role of pleasant music in buffering the adverse effects of provocation. In the first study, 111 participants listened to aversive, pleasant, or no music before receiving a provocation and completing a measure of aggressive behavior. Participants exposed to pleasant music reported more positive mood. Those in the aversive music condition reported more negative mood than did those in the no-music control condition. The more positive the music-induced mood, the less anger was experienced and aggressive behavior was shown after provocation. In Study 2 (N = 142), listening to pleasant music reduced anger following provocation, compared to aversive music and a no-music control condition. Pleasant music also increased response latencies in recognizing aggressive words after provocation.}, language = {en} } @article{RomeroSanchezMegiasKrahe2012, author = {Romero-Sanchez, Monica and Megias, Jesus L. and Krah{\´e}, Barbara}, title = {The role of alcohol and victim sexual interest in spanish students' perceptions of sexual assault}, series = {Journal of interpersonal violence : concerned with the study and treatment of victims and perpetrators of physical and sexual violence}, volume = {27}, journal = {Journal of interpersonal violence : concerned with the study and treatment of victims and perpetrators of physical and sexual violence}, number = {11}, publisher = {Sage Publ.}, address = {Thousand Oaks}, issn = {0886-2605}, doi = {10.1177/0886260511432149}, pages = {2230 -- 2258}, year = {2012}, abstract = {Two studies investigated the effects of information related to rape myths on Spanish college students' perceptions of sexual assault. In Study 1, 92 participants read a vignette about a nonconsensual sexual encounter and rated whether it was a sexual assault and how much the woman was to blame. In the scenario, the man either used physical force or offered alcohol to the woman to overcome her resistance. Rape myth acceptance (RMA) was measured as an individual difference variable. Participants were more convinced that the incident was a sexual assault and blamed the woman less when the man had used force rather than offering her alcohol. In Study 2, 164 college students read a scenario in which the woman rejected a man's sexual advances after having either accepted or turned down his offer of alcohol. In addition, the woman was either portrayed as being sexually attracted to him or there was no mention of her sexual interest. Participants' RMA was again included. High RMA participants blamed the victim more than low RMA participants and were less certain that the incident was a sexual assault, especially when the victim had accepted alcohol and was described as being sexually attracted to the man. The findings are discussed in terms of their implications for the prevention and legal prosecution of sexual assault.}, language = {en} } @article{Krahe2012, author = {Krah{\´e}, Barbara}, title = {Report of the Media Violence Commission}, series = {Aggressive behavior : a multidisciplinary journal devoted to the experimental and observational analysis of conflict in humans and animals}, volume = {38}, journal = {Aggressive behavior : a multidisciplinary journal devoted to the experimental and observational analysis of conflict in humans and animals}, number = {5}, publisher = {Wiley-Blackwell}, address = {Hoboken}, issn = {0096-140X}, doi = {10.1002/ab.21443}, pages = {335 -- 341}, year = {2012}, language = {en} }