Teenagers consume more humour than aggression

Watching the popular programme Squid Game In popular programmes like Squid Game and South Park, aggression is heavily featured, sometimes accompanied by a strong dose of humour. There are concerns that teenagers see too much aggression in their favourite programmes and become more aggressive as a result, especially when the aggression portrayed is combined with humour. Communication scientist Amber van der Wal examined this notion in her doctoral thesis. According to her research, aggression isn't featured as frequently in the favourite programmes of Dutch teenagers as is feared. Humour occurs far more frequently. Nor did she find a link with aggressive behaviour. She will defend her thesis at the University of Amsterdam on Wednesday 16 March.