There has been extensive research into the link between television violence and violent behavior among adolescents. Current studies have shown a direct correlation between aggressive behavior and the view of violence depicted in many media reports and suggest that the media is a variable that puts children at risk for aggressive behavior (Huesmann, Moise-Titus, Podolski, & Eron, 1992). According to the American Psychological Association, watching violent scenes in games and on television can desensitize children to the suffering and pain of others and may lead to a greater risk of acting aggressively towards others and they are less bothered by violence in general and less worried. he'll probably see something wrong with it. Studies reveal that children watch approximately twenty-eight hours of television per week (Tompkins, 2003). American children and adolescents are exposed to increasing amounts of media violence, especially in television, movies, video games and music aimed at youth. By age 18, the average young person will have seen 200,000 acts of violence on television (Huesmann, Moise-Titus, Podolski, & Eron, 1992). Many of the studies that claim positive findings regarding a link between media violence and subsequent aggression actually have negative or inconclusive findings. Research on violence in the media often fails to report on other variables such as hereditary traits, personality, and introduction to family violence that might explain both why some people become violent and why they might choose to expose themselves to violent media. become the most popular form of entertainment. Most fictional television programs and scenes depicted in most games require this violence to develop a plot which would be in...... middle of paper ......but the violent act in fantasy or to play immediately after seeing it on TV (Huesmann, Moise-Titus, Podolski, & Eron, 1992). This is believed to be feasible because if a child does not learn to hold back their aggression, they will not learn social skills such as the ability to cooperate and make peace with others. Works Cited Huesmann, L. R., Moise-Titus, J., Podolski, C.-L., & Eron, L. D. (1992). "Longitudinal relationships between children's exposure to television violence and their aggressive and violent behavior in young adulthood: 1977 - 1992. Developmental Psychology, 202-221. Malamuth, N.M., & Check, J.V. (1981). The effects of mass exposure on acceptance of Violence against women: a field experiment. Journal of Research in Personality, 436-446. (2003). .