Many Teens, Preteens See Violent Films

Many children in the preteen and early teen years watch very violent movies, a survey has found. Researchers surveyed 6,522 children, ages 10 through 14. The kids were asked if they had seen each of 534 recent movies. The study looks at 40 movies that were rated R for violence. On average, 12.5% of the adolescents had seen these movies. The most popular was Scary Movie. Nearly half of the kids had seen it, including many 10-year-olds. The study is in the August issue of the journal Pediatrics.