impact of action movies on teenagers driving

 

JANUARY 5, 2012 Thu Viewing Action Movies Increases Teens' Risky Driving An increase in time spent watching action movies on TV—including car chases and other mayhem—led male teenagers to later report increases in joyriding and speeding, according to a study of more than 2,000 adolescents by Kathleen Beullens, Keith Roe, and Jan Van den Bulck of Katholieke Universiteit Leuven in Belgium. 11.5% of the study participants, male and female, admitted regularly taking risks to make driving more fun, and 1% said they engaged in this behavior always or very often. Source: The Impact of Adolescents' News and Action Movie Viewing on Risky Driving Behavior: A Longitudinal Study