Viewing Movie Violence & Interest in Guns

NCT03220412 | Completed Results

• 1 other identifier: 2013B0542-3
• Study Type: interventional
• Target: 104
• Locations: 0 countries
• Sites: N/A

Brief Summary

More American children die by accidental gun use than children in other developed countries. One factor that can influence children's interest in guns is exposure to media containing guns. The objective of this study is to test whether children who see a movie containing guns will handle a real gun longer and will pull the trigger more times than children who see the same movie without guns.

Conditions

Psychology, Social; Adolescent Behavior

Keywords

adolescent; gun; violence; media

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (2)

• Trigger Pulls

  The adjusted median of the number of trigger pulls per child. These data refer to the reduced Generalized Estimating Equation model for the two conditions. This model included participant gender and condition, bu not any of the other control variables.

  20 minutes after intervention

• Seconds Holding Gun

  Number of seconds participant held gun

  20 minutes after intervention

Study Arms (2)

Experimental Condition

EXPERIMENTAL

Intervention was guns in movies. Participants in this condition viewed a movie with guns, as it was filmed and distributed. The actual scenes in the movie (National Treasure or The Rocketeer) was not edited, but the same scenes were used as the Experimental Condition Intervention is m

Behavioral: Movies with Guns

Control Condition

NO INTERVENTION

Participants in this condition viewed a movie without guns. The movie (National Treasure or The Rocketeer) was edited to remove guns from scenes.

Interventions

Movies with Guns BEHAVIORAL

Participants in this arm viewed movies (National Treasure, The Rocketeer) without guns. The movies, rated PG, were edited to remove guns from the scenes

Experimental Condition

Eligibility Criteria

• Age: 8 Years - 12 Years
• Sex: all
• Healthy Volunteers: Yes
• Age Groups: Child (0-17)

You may qualify if:

• Age 8-12yrs, had not participated in study prior, was able to schedule participation with a known peer (8-12yo).

You may not qualify if:

• Younger than 8yo, older than 12yo, had participated in study prior, could not schedule participation with a known peer (8-12yo)

Sponsors & Collaborators

• Ohio State University: lead

Related Publications (1)

• Dillon KP, Bushman BJ. Effects of Exposure to Gun Violence in Movies on Children's Interest in Real Guns. JAMA Pediatr. 2017 Nov 1;171(11):1057-1062. doi: 10.1001/jamapediatrics.2017.2229.

  PMID: 28973535 DERIVED

MeSH Terms

Conditions

Adolescent Behavior

Interventions

Motion Pictures; Firearms

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Behavior

Intervention Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Audiovisual Aids; Educational Technology; Technology; Technology, Industry, and Agriculture; Weapons; Manufactured Materials

Results Point of Contact

• Title: Dr. Brad Bushman
• Organization: The Ohio State University

bushman.20@osu.edu

614-688-8779

Study Officials

• Brad J Bushman, PhD

  The Ohio State Universit

  PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR

Publication Agreements

• PI is Sponsor Employee: Yes

Study Design

• Study Type: interventional
• Phase: not applicable
• Allocation: RANDOMIZED
• Masking: SINGLE
• Who Masked: PARTICIPANT
• Masking Details: Participants did not know which condition they were in. Participants' parents were aware of the deception (hidden gun) and what condition their children were in (with or without guns). Research personnel knew conditions as well. Research assistants who transcribed recorded laboratory sessions did not know what condition they were coding (eg. what type of movie participants watched)
• Purpose: OTHER
• Intervention Model: PARALLEL
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
• PI Title: Professor of Communication & Psychology

Model Details: Participants are randomly assigned to watch a movie containing guns, or a movie not containing guns.

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: July 14, 2017
• First Posted: July 18, 2017
• Study Start: July 15, 2015
• Primary Completion: January 1, 2016
• Study Completion: January 1, 2016
• Last Updated: June 3, 2019
• Results First Posted: May 10, 2019

Record last verified: 2019-05