Mean World Syndrome is a phenomenon whereby the violence-related content of mass media convinces viewers that the world is more dangerous than it actually is, and prompts a desire for more protection than is warranted by any actual threat. Mean World Syndrome is one of the main effects of Cultivation theory.
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dbr:Mean_world_syndrome | 5.88129e-14 |