Violence in the Internet Create Sadistic Behavior

Violence that often appear in the electronic media is often associated with violent behavior in the real world. It seems to be confirmed in the latest research in the United States and published in the journal Pediatrics.

"The findings we emphasize the evidence that the violence in the media associated with a serious aggressive behavior among young people," he said. Michelle L. Ybarra of Internet Solutions for institutions Kids who do the study.

Some previous studies that have also been researching similar topics. In fact, the American Academy of Pediatrics has stated that violence in the media is a major factor in youth violence.

As in the recent survey on 1,558 adolescents aged 15 to 18 years that examined the relationship between violence in the media with violence in the real world like someone shoot, steal or sexually attacked.

The researchers also concluded, the respondents who access the sites that display the melee, shooting and killing of five times that potentially involved in violence in the real world than they are not accessing such sites.

According to the researchers, other media such as television, movies, music and games also affect youth violence. However, the effects arising stated smaller than the Internet. This so as cited by Reuters and detikINET, Thursday (6/11/2008).