58.88% Said They Believe Media Violence Impacts Real-Life Violence

Media has a huge impact on pop culture, which is why any form of media tends to affect society. Therefore, violence shown in the media can have a negative impact on the masses. Some believe that the increase in domestic violence is due to explicit content related to violence shown in the media.

Media Violence has become quite common. In particular, children are often the ones prone to mirror or mimic what they see on screen. Thus, they can become desensitized to violence as a whole. Accordingly, Real Research published a survey to know what people think about media violence and how it is related to real-life violence.

Highlights

• 58.88% said media violence impacts real-life violence.
• More than 50% believe media violence affects individuals.
• 52.53% think censorship can be a useful solution to media violence.

58.88% Believe Media Violence Causes Real-Life Violence

To start off, Real Research asks respondents which media they regularly use. 21.98% said they use print media whereas, 28.94% prefer Internet media including social media. 24.18% said others. 10.97% prefer broadcast media which includes television, radio, etc.

Another question inquired whether media violence is causing real-life violence. In response, 58.88% believe that media violence has a huge impact on real-life violence. Whereas, 8.52% think it does not impact real-life violence. Meanwhile, 32.68% are ‘unsure’.

Most importantly the survey asked if people have witnessed any form of violence as a viewer. 34.22% said ‘yes’ and 21.39% said that they sometimes come across violence in the media. Meanwhile, 29.46% are unsure about it.

More Than 50% Believe Media Violence Affects Individuals

Next, the survey asked if media violence affects individuals. Here, a whopping 58.80% said ‘yes’. In contrast, 32.52% are ‘unsure’ and 8.75% said ‘no’. Following after, the Real Research survey asked respondents whether children are getting influenced by Media Violence. On this, 60.69% believe that it is badly affecting them. On the other hand, 8.05% think it is not the case while 8.05% are unsure.

To follow up, the Real Research survey asked respondents at what age are children most affected by media violence. In response, 19.54% believe it is toddlers from age 1 till 3, 17.44% say it is children from age 9 onwards, and 8.96% say it is children from age 3 to 5. Lastly, 2.24% do not think media violence affects children.

52.53% Think Censorship Can Be A Useful Solution To Media Violence

Next, the survey asks respondents whether the violence has increased today. On this, 59.74% say it has gone up in comparison to the past while 7.46% say it has not changed. The following question asks if censorship would lead to decrease violence in the media. Here, 52.53% said ‘yes’, 11.16% said ‘no’, and 36.31% are unsure.

To conclude, the Real Research Survey asked who has the biggest responsibility to handle media violence. In response, 24.57% said it is the individuals’ responsibility to handle media violence. Likewise, 11.70% responded that the main responsibility lies on the shoulders of parents.

Meanwhile, 10.74% chose the government, 10.66% say it is the responsibility of the media, 6.48% believe that schools play an integral role, and 2.99% believe media violence cannot be controlled. Lastly, 32.1% are unsure about how to handle it.