%0 Journal Article
%T Aggressive symbolic model identification in 13 year-old youths
%A Miguel Clemente
%A Pablo Espinosa
%A Miguel A. Vidal
%J European Journal of Psychology Applied to Legal Context
%D 2009
%I Sociedad Espa?ola de Psicologia Jur¨ªdica y Forense
%X Although a great amount of research has been carried out about the effects of media on the audience, few studies deal with the process that determines why the viewers identify with a specific symbolic model instead of choosing any other. In this descriptive study we try to highlight similarity identification, focusing on aggressive model identification. A sample of 203 participants, both male and female, aged 13, and with a high socioeconomic level viewed different films sequences. They were asked to answer to a questionnaire both before and after watching the clip. This questionnaire included an adjective list about the traits that best defined themselves, their favorite characters, and characters they didn¡¯t like. Results show a clear correspondence between the participants¡¯ self-perceived traits and those perceived for the main characters in the film. Self-perceived traits were opposed to those perceived in the main characters opponents.
%K youngsters
%K television
%K symbolic models
%K identification process
%K aggression
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