Leonard Eron
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Leonard David Eron (pronounced EE-rahn) (April 22, 1920–May 3, 2007) was an American psychologist best known for his Columbia County Longitudinal Study that concluded television viewing led to violence.
[edit] Life and career
Born in Newark, New Jersey, he earned his doctorate in clinical psychology at University of Wisconsin - Madison in 1949.
He taught at University of Iowa from 1962 to 1969, and later at the University of Illinois at Chicago. In 1990 he took a position at University 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.[1]
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 of congestive heart failure.[2]
[edit] References
- ^ Sullivan, Patricia (May 21, 2007). Leonard D. Eron, 87; Linked TV Content To Aggression and Destructive Behavior. Washington Post
- ^ Pearce, Jeremy (May 12, 2007). Leonard Eron, 87, Is Dead; Researcher on TV’s Tie to Violent Conduct. New York Times
[edit] External links
- The Columbia County Longitudinal Study
- Effects of Television Violence on Children Leonard D. Eron, Ph.D.
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