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Exposure to music with prosocial lyrics reduces aggression: First evidence and test of the underlying mechanism (Study)

Posted on February 14, 2011 by SCIENCE pickings

“Abstract Previous research has predominantly focused on negative effects of music exposure by demonstrating that listening to antisocial music increases aggression and aggression-related variables. The present research tests the idea that listening to prosocial (relative to neutral) music decreases aggressive … Continue reading →

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Popular Teens More Aggressive (Study)

Posted on February 9, 2011 by SCIENCE pickings

“Published in the February issue of the journal American Sociological Review, one study followed approximately 3,700 students in 8th, 9th and 10th grade for one school year and found that popular adolescents were more likely to act aggressively to climb … Continue reading →

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