Many concerns relating to media tend to focus on the effects of media violence on children and adolescents. The theory which argues that vicariously experiencing aggression provides a substitute for actually expressing it, and acts as a sort of "safety valve" is known as:

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The theory which argues that vicariously experiencing aggression provides a substitute for actually expressing it, and acts as a sort of "safety valve" is known as the surrogate theory.

Many Concerns Relating to Media Tend to Focus on the Effects