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Trends of violence in movies during the past half century

JAMA Pediatrics

2024-12-30
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About The Study: The results of this study suggest that speech about committing murder in movies is increasing over time, even in non-crime movies, regardless of character gender. These results are consistent with previous findings that highlighted increasing trends of violence using smaller datasets.

Corresponding Author: To contact the corresponding author, Brad J. Bushman, PhD, email bushman.20@osu.edu.

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(doi:10.1001/jamapediatrics.2024.5741)

Editor’s Note: Please see the article for additional information, including other authors, author contributions and affiliations, conflict of interest and financial disclosures, and funding and support.

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