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Douglas A. Gentile
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Laureato in psicologia alla State University di New York, con un PhD in Psicologia dello sviluppo alla University of Minnesota, ricercatore a Princeton e a Minneapolis, attualmente è docente alla Iowa State University.

Ha ricevuto numerose onorificenze e riconoscimenti per i suoi lavori, fra cui:

  • Feldman-Cohen Award, State University of New York at Buffalo, 1986
  • Traineeship, National Institute of Mental Health, 1988-1989
  • Graduate School Fellowship, University of Minnesota, 1989-1992
  • Honorable Mention, National Science Foundation, 1989
  • Phi Beta Kappa Research Fellow, Institute of Science and Society, Iowa State University, 2004
  • Exceptional Teaching in a Large Enrollment Course, Department of Psychology, Iowa State University, 2006
  • Visiting Scholar, Department of Social Work, National University of Singapore, 2007

Ha pubblicato diversi libri, alcuni tradotti anche in Italia, che riportano i risultati delle sue ricerche su media e violenza nei bambini:

  • Gentile, D. A., 2003. Media violence and children. (In series Advances in Applied Developmental Psychology, I. Sigel, Series Ed.). Westport, CT: Praeger Publishing.
  • Anderson, C. A., Gentile, D. A., & Buckley, K. E., 2007. Violent Video Game Effects on Children and Adolescents: Theory, Research, and Public Policy. New York: Oxford University Press.
  • 2a. Reprinted: Anderson, C. A., Gentile, D. A., & Buckley, K. E., 2008. Videogiochi violenti: Effetti su bambini e adolescenti. Torino, Italy: Centro Scientifico Editore.

Numerosi gli articoli su riviste scientifiche, fra cui i più recenti sono:

  • Rosser, J. C., Lynch, P. J. Haskamp, L., Gentile, D. A., & Yalif, A. (2007). The impact of video games in surgical training. Archives of Surgery, 142, 181-186.
  • Eisenmann, J.C., Laurson*, K., Wickel*, E. E., Gentile, D. A., & Walsh, D. A. (2007). The utility of current pedometer step recommendations for predicting overweight in children. International Journal of Obesity, 31, 1179-1182.
  • Bricolo, F., Gentile, D. A., Smelser*, R. L., & Serpelloni, G. (2007). Use of the computer/Internet among Italian families: First national study. CyberPsychology & Behavior, 10, 789-798.
  • Gentile, D. A., Saleem*, M., & Anderson, C. A. (2007). Public policy and the effects of media violence on children. Social Issues and Policy Review, 1, 15-61.
  • Holmes*, M., Eisenmann, J. C., Ekkekakis, P., & Gentile, D.A. (2008). Physical activity, stress and the metabolic syndrome in 8 to 18-year-old boys. Journal of Physical Activity & Health, 5, 294-307.
  • Gentile, D. A. & Gentile, J. R. (2008). Violent video games as exemplary teachers: A conceptual analysis. Journal of Youth and Adolescence, 9, 127-141.
  • Vogel, D., Gentile, D. A., & Kaplan, S.* (2008). The influence of television on willingness to seek therapy. Journal of Clinical Psychology, 64, 276-295.
  • Laurson*, K., Eisenmann, J. C., Welk, G. J., Wickel*, E. E., Gentile, D. A., & Walsh, D. A. (2008). Evaluation of youth pedometer-determined physical activity guidelines using Receiver Operator Characteristic curves. Preventive Medicine, 46, 419-424.
  • Linder, J. R. & Gentile, D. A. (in press). Is the television rating system valid? Indirect, verbal, and physical aggression in programs viewed by fifth grade girls and associations with behavior. Journal of Applied Developmental Psychology.
  • Laurson*, K., Eisenmann, J. C., Welk, G. J., Wickel*, E. E., Gentile, D. A., & Walsh, D. A. (in press). Combined influence of physical activity and screen time recommendations on childhood overweight. Journal of Pediatrics.
  • Flom, R. A., Gentile, D. A., & Pick, A. D. (in press). Infants’ discrimination of happy and sad music. Infant Behavior and Development.