- Leonard Eron
Leonard David Eron (pronounced EE-rahn) (
April 22 1920 –May 3 2007 ) was an Americanpsychologist best known for his Columbia County Longitudinal Study that concluded television viewing led to violence.Life and career
Born in
Newark, New Jersey , he earned his doctorate inclinical psychology atUniversity of Wisconsin - Madison in 1949.He taught at
University of Iowa from 1962 to 1969, and later at theUniversity of Illinois at Chicago . In 1990 he took a position atUniversity of Michigan .Co-authored with Monroe M. Lefkowitz and Leopold O. Walder, the study followed participants from 1960 to 2000. They researchers interviewed the parents and peers and analyzed television viewing. They found a correlation between exposure to violence via parents or television and violent behavior.Sullivan, Patricia (May 21, 2007). Leonard D. Eron, 87; Linked TV Content To Aggression and Destructive Behavior. "
Washington Post "]Eron was co-editor of the 1986 report, "Television and the Aggressive Child: A Cross-National Comparison." He also testified before the
United States Congress on youth violence in 1992.He died at his home in
Lindenhurst, Illinois ofcongestive heart failure .Pearce, Jeremy (May 12, 2007). Leonard Eron, 87, Is Dead; Researcher on TV’s Tie to Violent Conduct. "New York Times "]References
External links
* [http://www.rcgd.isr.umich.edu/aggr/Projects/CCLS/description.html The Columbia County Longitudinal Study]
* [http://www.senate.gov/~commerce/hearings/0518ero.pdf Effects of Television Violence on Children Leonard D. Eron, Ph.D.]
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