The Personal Peculiarities of Perception Movies with Scenes of Violance

Authors

  • Leonid Ya. Dorfman Author
  • Maxim V. Zubakin Author

Abstract

The results of psychosemantic estimation of violence scenes in movies and its links with the depression of spectators-students were conducted.

It was found that the movie with violence scenes were estimated more negatively but more "active" and "powerful" than a “neutral” movie. The depression indicators after viewing the film with the violence scenes revealed their decreasing as compared to a “neutral” movie. The psychosemantic and depression measures interacted.

Author Biographies

  • Leonid Ya. Dorfman
    D.Sc., professor, the Head of Psychology and Pedagogy Department
  • Maxim V. Zubakin
    assiatant, Department of Development Psychology, Faculty of Philosophy and Sociology

Issue

No. 2 (2013)

Section

Bulletin of the South Ural State University. Series “Psychology” includes the following sections: