Abstract
The 2005 KFN schools survey allows us to analyse two widely controversial hypotheses concerning the effects of media consumption: a) Excessive media consumption has a negative impact on school performance. b) There is a connection between the exposure to violent media content and violent behaviour. In our survey of 6,000 fourth graders, there was evidence not only of clear gender differences regarding access to and use of media equipment, but also of strong regional variance in media access and use, and of different patterns relative to parents' educational backgrounds. Following bivariate confirmation that extensive time watching television and playing computer games and intensive use of inappropriate media formats go hand in hand with poor school performance, the findings are further validated by means of a multivariate structural equation model. Using the data of 17.000 ninth graders, we show in the second part of this article how the consumption of violent media formats - especially the use of violent computer and video games - impacts on adolescent's violent behaviour. Finally, the article presents a number of conclusions that can be drawn from these findings.
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