The "mean world syndrome"
Gerber and his colleagues suggested that regular television viewers believed that crime and victimisation were widespread and made people fearful of the world.
Research showed that infrequent television viewers were more trusting of the world and saw the world as less selfish and dangerous. This phenomenon is known as the "mean world syndrome."
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