Examining correlates of aggression and mediating effect of psychological distress between exposure to media violence and aggression in lebanese adults

Examining correlates of aggression and mediating effect of psychological distress between exposure to media violence and aggression in lebanese adults

Violent media is the most consumed type of media in Lebanon. Many studies have linked exposure to media violence to increased aggression and psychological distress. As Lebanon is going through socio-political turmoil, we aimed to [1] explore the correlates of aggression (i.e., sociodemographic facto...

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Published in:BMC Psychology Vol. 11; no. 1; p. 191
Main Authors: Chabbouh, Alfred, Hallit, Souheil, Farah, Nour, Youssef, Christina, Hankache, Abdo, Fekih-Romdhane, Feten, Bitar, Zeinab, Obeid, Sahar
Format: Journal Article
Language:English
Published: England BioMed Central Ltd 29-06-2023
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Subjects:
Adult
Aggression
Aggressiveness
Aggressiveness (Psychology)
Anger
Behavior
Body mass index
Causes of
Computer & video games
Desensitization (Psychology)
Hostility
Humans
Influence
Internet
Lebanon
Loneliness
Media violence
Mediators
Mental depression
Mental health
Psychological aspects
Psychological Distress
Psychopathology
Social aspects
Social media
Stress
Violence
Lebanon
Lebanon
Media violence
Aggression
Psychological distress
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Summary:Violent media is the most consumed type of media in Lebanon. Many studies have linked exposure to media violence to increased aggression and psychological distress. As Lebanon is going through socio-political turmoil, we aimed to [1] explore the correlates of aggression (i.e., sociodemographic factors, BMI, loneliness, social competence, and psychological distress) in a sample of Lebanese adults from the general population, and [2] to examine the mediating effect of psychological distress in the association between exposure to media violence and aggression in this sample. Adults were recruited through online convenience sampling. We employed scales to assess content-based media exposure (C-ME), aggression (BPAQ-SF), psychological distress (DASS-8), loneliness (JGLS), and perceived social competence (PSCS). Exposure to media violence was associated with all four aggression subtypes (verbal, physical, hostility, and anger). Psychological distress partially mediated all these associations; higher exposure to media violence was significantly associated with more psychological distress, which was significantly associated with higher levels of all types of aggression. Moreover, higher exposure to media violence was significantly associated with higher levels of all types of aggression. In the sociopolitical context of Lebanon, violent media could be considered a public hazard. Psychological distress likely potentiates the association between exposure to violent media and aggression. Future research should focus on determining what components of psychological distress underpin this mediation.
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ISSN:2050-7283
2050-7283
DOI:10.1186/s40359-023-01232-0