No clear link between television violence and aggression There is much speculation about the role of television violence in childhood aggression. Research shows that there may be other variables involved in the cause of aggression. These variables include IQ, social class, parental punishment, parental aggression, heredity, environment, and modeling. Taking all these factors into account, it is difficult to determine the acausal relationship between television violence and aggression. My hypothesis is that this relationship is bidirectional: violent television causes aggressive behavior, and aggressive people tend to watch more violent television. Over the years, a great deal of research has been published, many with conflicting results, on the question of a causal link between viewing television violence and childhood aggression. It's an important question because if violent television is linked to childhood aggression we need to adapt our television programs accordingly. His series of experiments first set the precedent for a relationship between violent television viewing and aggression. He thought that children would model or imitate the behavior of adults. In one study he subjected children to both aggressive and non-aggressive adult models and then tested them for imitative behavior in the presence of the model. His theory was demonstrated when children readily imitated the behavior displayed by an adult model... half of the article... al Psychology, 67, 601-607. Eron, L. D. (1963). Relationship between television viewing habits and aggressive behavior in children. Journal of Social and Abnormal Psychology, 67, 193-196.Eron, L. D. (1982). Parent-child interaction, television, children's violence and aggression. American Psychologist, 37, 197-211.Eron, L.D., Huesmann, L.R., Lefkowitz, M.M. & Walder, L.O. (1972). Does television violence cause aggression? American Psychologist, 27, 253-263.Freeman, J. L. (1984). Effect of television violence on aggression. Psychological Bulletin, 96, 227-246. Friedrich-Cofer, L. & Huston, A. C. (1986). Violence and aggression on television: the debate continues. Psychological Bulletin, 100, 364-371.Kaplan, R. M. & Singer, R. D. (1976). Television violence and viewer aggression: A review of the evidence. Journal of social issues, 32, 33-70.