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Brad J. Bushman, Ph.D.
Professor of Communication & Rinehart Chair of Communication
  • About Me
  • Hot Off the Press
  • Media Coverage of My Research
    • Alcohol
    • Anger
    • Climate & Temperature
    • Hangry
    • Narcissism and Self-Esteem
    • Parenting
    • Prejudice
    • Road Rage
    • Violence Spreads Like a Contagious Disease
    • Violent Media
    • Weapons effect
    • Weight loss
  • Books
  • Personality Scales
  • Empathy App
  • Media Violence Statements
  • Report of the Youth Violence Commission
  • National Science Foundation youth violence committee
  • President Obama’s gun violence committee
  • Awards
  • Talks & Interviews
  • Academic Roots
  • Personal interests

“Psychology Today” (> 800,000 reads)

“Hangry” (Hungry + Angry)

Don’t Get Hangry—Eat Healthy Food

Anger

Anger Management: What Works and What Doesn’t

Violence

Stop Calling Protestors “Violent”

Reducing Youth Violence

How Violence Spreads Like a Contagious Disease

Why Violent Shooting Sprees Can Paralyze People With Fear

Violent Media

Do Violent Video Games Increase Aggression?

Violent Video Games Decrease Self-Control

Why Do People Deny Violent Media Effects?

Media Characters Who Use Guns Influence Children to Use Guns

Weapons

“You Can’t Shoot a Virus,” and Guns Won’t Make You Safer

The Tradeoffs of Gun Ownership

The “Weapons Effect”

Narcissism and Aggression

Thin-Skinned Narcissists Become Aggressive When Criticized

Death Penalty

It’s Time to Kill the Death Penalty

Climate

Global Warming Can Also Increase Aggression and Violence

Parenting

Praise, Like Penicillin, Must Not Be Given Haphazardly!

COVID-19

Wearing a Face Mask Is Kind; Not Wearing One Endangers Others

Misinformation About COVID-19 Can Be Deadly

Hate Can’t Kill a Virus. Please Be Kind to Others

You Want to Get a Haircut? I Want to Not Die of COVID-19

Don’t Get Hangry—Eat Healthy Food

Staying Home During a Pandemic Isn’t Safe For Everyone

It is Called the “COVID-19 Virus,” Not the “Chinese Virus”

“You Can’t Shoot a Virus,” and Guns Won’t Make You Safer

Viruses Don’t Have Political Preferences

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