Abstract
The influence of media violence upon Russian teenagers is rather significant. About half the teenagers were positive about its demonstration: they enjoyed films, television shows, and computer games containing on-screen violence and they admired the characters -- including bad guys. A third of the teenagers were not sure about their opinion of on-screen violence, although they claimed to not be attracted by it. Just 18% of teenagers discuss and share their opinions with their parents. The influence of Russian schools upon the teenage relationship with on-screen violence is minimal. The findings of our analysis:-- on the whole students are more tolerant than the teachers to screen violence (men outnumber women);-- entertainment is the leading factor attracting audiences to violent scenes in both groups;-- watching violent programs in high spirits is for students three times oftener than for teachers;-- both students and teachers are most likely to watch and discuss violent scenes together with friends;-- students do not like watching violent programs alone;-- 1 out of 5 teachers is eager to watch violent content media with their students, 1 out of 3 teachers is ready to discuss it with the students;-- on the average, 1 in 10 students would like to share this activity with the teacher;-- students talk about violence on the screen twice as much as teachers;-- 3 times more students than teachers reported that their aggressiveness increases after the violence seen on the screen;-- images of the screen violence linger in girls‘/women‘s mind longer than in boys‘/ men‘s;-- about half of the respondents reported that they remember scenes of violence for a long time;-- both the majority of students and teachers tend to believe that screen violence affects the increase of crime in society;-- one third of teachers and students agree that most violent media texts should be banned;-- quarter of teachers and students think it is necessary to prohibit all violence on the screen;-- 5 times more students (vs. teachers) think things should remain like they are now, and 1 in 10 pupils consider that even more violence can be shown.
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