
Brad J Bushman
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BIO
Brad J. Bushman studies the causes, consequences, and solutions to the problem of human aggression and violence. He was a member of President Obama’s committee on gun violence, and has testified before the U.S. Congress on the topic of youth violence. His research has challenged several myths (e.g., violent media have a trivial effect on aggression, venting anger reduces aggression, violent people suffer from low self-esteem, violence and sex sell products, warning labels reduce audience size). He has published over 200 peer-reviewed journal articles, which have been cited over 35,000 times. His research has been published in the top scientific journals (e.g., Science, PNAS), and has been featured extensively in the mass media (e.g., BBC, New York Times, NPR). In 2017, he received the Kurt Lewin Award from the Society for the Psychological Study of Social Issues for “outstanding contributions to the development and integration of psychological research and social action” (jointly with Craig Anderson).
- Meagan Ashley Docherty, Paul Boxer, L_Rowell Huesmann, Brad J Bushman, Craig A. Anderson, Douglas A. Gentile, Eric F Dubow. 2024. Within-Person Bidirectional Associations Over Time Between Parenting and Youths' Callousness. Journal of Clinical Child & Adolescent Psychology 53(4):607-622.
- Sophie Lyngesen Kjærvik, Brad J Bushman. 2024. A meta-analytic review of anger management activities that increase or decrease arousal: What fuels or douses rage?. Clinical Psychology Review 109:102414.
- C. Nathan DeWall, Peter R. Giancola, Brad J Bushman. 2024. Too Insensitive to Care: Alcohol Increases Human Aggression by Increasing Pain Threshold. Journal of Studies on Alcohol and Drugs
- Emond, Jennifer A., Chester, Jeffrey, Noel, Jonathan, Allem, Jon-Patrick, Brad J Bushman, Primack, Brian, Sargent, James D.. 2024. Alcohol, Tobacco, and Firearm Promotion in Digital Media: Corporate Influences on Adolescent Health. Handbook of Children and Screens :91-99.
- Brad J Bushman, Gabbiadini, Alessandro, Greitemeyer, Tobias, Krahé , Barbara. 2024. Violent Video Games and Aggression. Handbook of Children and Screens :581-587.
- Bushman, Brad J, Veenstra, Lotte , Koole, Sander L. 2018. The facts on the furious: a brief review of the psychology of trait anger. Current Opinion in Psychology 19:98-103.
- Bushman, Brad J, Rinderu, Maria I, Van Lange, Paul AM. 2018. Climate, aggression, and violence (CLASH): a cultural-evolutionary approach. Current Opinion in Psychology 19:113-118.
- Bushman, Brad J, Benjamin, Arlin James. 2018. The weapons effect. Current Opinion in Psychology 19:93-97.
- Bushman, Brad J, Allen, Johnie J, Anderson, Craig A. 2018. The General Aggression Model. Current Opinion in Psychology 19:75-80.
- Bushman, Brad J, Boxer, Paul, Dubow, Eric F, Huesmann, L. Rowell, Coyne, Sarah M, Anderson, Craig A, Björkqvist, Kaj , Dodge, Kenneth A, Farrington, David P, Gentile, Douglas A, Lansford, Jennifer E, Novaco, Raymond W, Ostrov, Jamie M, Underwood, Marion K, Warburton, Wayne A, Ybarra, Michele L. 2018. Risk factors for youth violence: Youth violence commission, International Society For Research On Aggression (ISRA). Aggressive Behavior 44(4):331-336.