Violent Video Games
"For this new research, a group of pediatricians analyzed more than a dozen studies and meta-analyses that focused on the effects virtual violence had on both children’s attitudes and behaviors. The data revealed a direct cause-and-effect between exposure to media violence and aggressive thoughts, behaviors, and angry feelings." - Medical Daily (July 2016)
"APA Review Confirms Link Between Playing Violent Video Games and Aggression" - APA (August 2015)
"Violent Video Games and Bad Behavior: The Evidence Mounts" - Pacific Standard (Feb 2014)
"Results showed that for teens who played the violent video games, those who scored higher in moral disengagement were especially likely to cheat, eat more chocolate, and act more aggressively. There were no such differences among those who played the nonviolent games." - Psychology Today (Jan 2014)
"Researchers found that teens who played violent video games ate more chocolate and were more likely to steal raffle tickets in a lab experiment than were teens who played nonviolent games." - Science Blog (Nov 2013) and Mind Hacks (Nov 2013) and Business Standard (Dec 2013) and Times of India (Nov 2013)
"The key finding here was that participants who'd played the Joker were more likely to perceive hostility in neutral faces (a marker of an aggressive mindset), as compared with the participants who played Superman." - BPS Research Digest (Nov 2013)
"Can Violent Video Games Play a Role in Violent Behavior?" - PBS (Feb 2013)
"A new study found in the May issue of Psychosomatic Medicine: Journal of Biobehavioral Medicine suggests that teens exposed to violent video games experienced lower quality sleep due to increased heart rates and increased feelings of sadness." - Herber Valley Unplugged (May 2013) and Psychosomatic Medicine (May 2013) and US News (May 2013) and Psych Central (May 2013)
"Yes, Violent Video Games Do Cause Aggression" - Psychology Today (Dec 2012)
"Violent video games: More playing time equals more aggression" - Science Daily (Dec 2012)
"Violent Video Games Do Cause Some Violence, But Censorship Won’t Help" - Tech Crunch (Dec 2012)
"Teenagers who play violent video games over a number of years become more aggressive towards other people as a result, according to a new long-term study. Researchers said the study was the first to show a clear link between a sustained period of playing violent games and subsequent increases in hostile behaviour. Girls who play violent computer games during their school years were found to be affected just as much as boys. The research team at Brock University in Canada said their results were 'concerning' and wrote that violent games could 'reinforce the notion that aggression is an effective and appropriate way to deal with conflict and anger'." - Daily Mail (Oct 2012)
"A longitudinal study of the association between violent video game play and aggression among adolescents." - PubMed (July 2012)
"If you're worried about a video game turning your son or daughter into a killer, don't worry about that," says psychologist Patrick Markey of Villanova (Pa.) University. "But is your kid moody, impulsive, or are they unfriendly? It's probably not the best idea to have that child play violent video games." - USA Today (Sept 2011)
"Do Video Games Influence Violent Behavior?" - Michigan Youth Violence Prevention Center (August 2011)
"Are Violent Video Games Corrupting Children? Supreme Court Says States Cannot Decide" - Scientific American (June 2011)
"Today it is anticipated that the Supreme Court will rule on the case known as Brown v. Entertainment Merchants Association. In this case, game merchants say they should be able to sell the most extreme violent video games to minors. While it's illegal for children to purchase to so-called "adult" movies, if the merchants get their way, no violent video game content would be considered as going too far to be safe for children.
A dozen of my colleagues and I authored an amicus brief to the Supreme Court, substantiating our view that violent video games can cause harm. Known as the Gruel Brief, we submitted a statement on video game violence "authored by thirteen of the most recognized media violence experts in the United States, Germany, and Japan, and endorsed by 102 additional researchers." - Psychology Today (June 2011)
"A new study in the Journal of Experimental Social Psychology provides more evidence that violent video games desensitize players to violence, and makes them more violent in real life. This is not the first study to report such an effect; the evidence has been steadily accumulating over the last decade. But this study is worth looking at because it accidentally reveals both the immediate and long-term consequences of play." - Psychology Today (May 2011) and Science Daily (May 2011) and Science Blog (May 2011)
"Violent video games often treats the victims of the violence abstractly. In some games, the victims are aliens or nonhuman monsters. In other games, the opponents are soldiers who are so heavily protected with body armor that they do not really look like people at all. In still other games, the opponents are members of some group of outsiders like gang members. Dehumanization is also a factor that supports violence in the outside world. Nick Haslam and his colleagues have explore the ways that treating others as less than human tends leads to a negative attitude toward the dehumanized group and increases aggressive behavior toward the dehumanized group." - Psychology Today (May 2011)
"Children's exposure to violent video games over time can impact their ability to develop empathy and sympathy for others, according to a new study written by Simmons CollegeCommunications Professor Edward T. Vieira, Jr., Ph.D. and published in the 2011 spring/summer edition of the Journal of Children and Media. - Simmons (April 2011) and GameSpot (April 2011) and Washington Times (April 2011) and parentdish (April 2011)
"HICKS: Video games and bullying" - Washington Times (April 2011)
"Highly anticipated video game sequel glorifies violence toward women" - Raw Story (March 2011)
"Violent Video Game Effects on Aggression, Empathy, and Prosocial Behavior in Eastern and Western Countries: A Meta-Analytic Review" - Psychological Bulletin (2010)
"Playing a violent video game can increase aggression, and when a player keeps thinking about the game, the potential for aggression can last for as long as 24 hours, according to a study in the current Social Psychological and Personality Science (published by SAGE)." - Science Daily (Sept 2010)
"Playing violent video games can make some adolescents more hostile, particularly those who are less agreeable, less conscientious and easily angered." - American Psychological Association (June 2010) and Science Daily (June 2010)
"Playing a violent cop in a video game makes one more likely to identify with and feel sympathetic toward violent cops." - Miller McCune (May 2010)
"A study out of Iowa of 130 research reports on more than 130,000 subjects worldwide concludes that exposure to violent video games results in more aggressive, less empathetic youths." - CNET (March 2010) and Science Daily (March 2010) and PubMed (March 2010)
"Nailing the coffin shut on doubts that violent video games stimulate aggression: Comment on Anderson" - Psychological Bulletin (2010) and APA PsychNet (2010)
"Catharsis And Video Games" - Slideshare (Dec 2009)
"Effects of realism on extended violent and nonviolent video game play on aggressive thoughts, feelings, and physiological arousal." - PubMed (May 2009)
"Causal effects of violent sports video games on aggression: Is it competitiveness
or violent content?" - Journal of Experimental Social Psychology (May 2009)
"Violent video games and movies make people numb to the pain and suffering of others, according to a research report published in the March 2009 issue of Psychological Science." - Science Daily (Feb 2009)
Study Links Violent Video Games, Hostility: Research in U.S., Japan Shows Aggression Increased for Months After Play - Washington Post (Nov 2008) and Pediatrics (Nov 2008) and Science Daily (Nov 2008) and PubMed (Nov 2008)
"How Are Other First-World Nations Suppressing the Adverse Consequences of Violence and Youth Sex in the Modern Media Environment?" - Pediatrics: Letter to the Editor
The bloodier the game, the more hostile the gamer - Cognitive Daily (Sept 2008)
"Longer you play, the more hostile you feel: examination of first person shooter video games and aggression during video game play." - PubMed (Nov 2007)
Video Games Normalize Killing, Doctors Say - KETV (Nov 2007)
"I wish I were a warrior: the role of wishful identification in the effects of violent video games on aggression in adolescent boys." - PubMed (July 2007)
"New research by Iowa State University psychologists provides more concrete evidence of the adverse effects of violent video game exposure on the behavior of children and adolescents." - ScienceDaily (April 2007)
"Violent Video Game Effects on Children and Adolescents: Theory, Research, and Public Policy" - Amazon (Jan 2007)
"Video Game Violence Can Make You Cold Blooded in Real-Life" - Softpedia (July 2006)
"...their study shows that young men are more likely to see others' attitudes toward them as hostile if they've just played a violent game." - News in Science (April 2006)
"This is your brain... on violent video games" - Cognitive Daily (April 2006)
"In Video Games, Not All Mayhem Is Created Equal" - ScienceDaily (December 2005)
Punishing video game violence: Does it reduce aggressive behavior? - Cognitive Daily (Nov 2005)
"Violent video games can increase aggressive behavior in children and adolescents, both in the short- and long-term, according to an empirical review of the last 20 years of research." - American Psychological Association (August 2005)
"Game mocks real tragedy, gang experts say" - NBC News (Nov 2004)
Violent virtual video games and hostile thoughts - Journal of Broadcasting & Electronic Media (Sept 2004)
"Psychological research confirms that violent video games can increase children's aggression, but that parents moderate the negative effects." - American Psychological Association (June 2004)
"Violent Video Games: Myths, Facts, and Unanswered Questions" - American Psychological Association (Oct 2003)
"Violent Video Games FAQ" - YMA (2002)
"Two studies examined violent video game effects on aggression-related variables. Study 1 found that real-life violent video game play was positively related to aggressive behavior and delinquency. The relation was stronger for individuals who are characteristically aggressive and for men. Academic achievement was negatively related to overall amount of time spent playing video games. In Study 2, laboratory exposure to a graphically violent video game increased aggressive thoughts and behavior. In both studies, men had a more hostile view of the world than did women. The results from both studies are consistent with the General Affective Aggression Model, which predicts that exposure to violent video games will increase aggressive behavior in both the short term (e.g., laboratory aggression) and the long term (e.g., delinquency). " - M Jackson (April 2000)
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