These results are consistent with the conclusion that
reckless driving in movies directly impacted adolescent
future reckless driving practices, whereas frequent overall screen exposure may have stimulated
reckless driving through exposure to a variety of other risk - taking
behaviors such as excessive drinking, movie violence and their cumulative impact on sensation seeking tendencies [35], [62] Previous research indicates that adolescents who frequently watch R - rated movies, rated such for portraying higher levels of risk taking
behavior and violence [35] show increases in sensation seeking over time [63].