A pair of researchers with the University of Oxford and Cardiff University has conducted a study aimed at determining whether playing violent games cause young people to become more aggressive. In their paper published in ...
Video games aren't just a hobby for kids or teens. People of all ages and genders from all walks of life play them, and they're available in nearly every home, handbag and pocket around the world.
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Violent video game play by adolescents is associated with increases in physical aggression over time, according to a Dartmouth meta-analysis published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS).
Oct 1, 2018
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Majorities of media researchers, parents and pediatricians agree that exposure to violent media can increase aggression in children, according to a new national study.
Oct 6, 2014
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What happens when white video game players see themselves as black characters in a violent game?
Mar 21, 2014
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A new study suggests that people get frustrated when they are offered the opportunity to cheat or steal and that chance is then taken away from them.
Mar 11, 2013
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While violent video games may lead to more aggression and anger in players, a new study shows that the opposite is also true: relaxing video games can make people happier and more kind.
Jun 6, 2011
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Neuroscientists from the University of Vienna and the Karolinska Institute in Stockholm have investigated whether playing violent video games leads to a reduction in human empathy. To do this, they had adult test subjects ...
Jan 16, 2024
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Mass media and general public often link violent video games to real-life violence, although there is limited evidence to support the link.
Nov 5, 2021
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Witnessing gun violence in real life or in fiction can have a mental toll on children. The effects, including using guns themselves, sometimes are seen many years later, according to a new University of Michigan study that ...
Jul 21, 2021
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