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Releasing aggressive video games may actually lessen the violence in real-world, claims a new study.
Videogames Slowly Shedding �Bad Boy� Image
Even as videogames come under scrutiny for potential harmful impacts, researchers and developers are touting digital games for positive effects on health, learning and other social goals.
Even as videogames come under scrutiny for potential harmful impacts, researchers and developers are touting digital games for positive effects on health, learning and other social goals.
Lead author, Professor Patrick Markey, suggested that it might be so as they effectively remove violent individuals from other social venues where they might have otherwise committed a violent act. In other words, violent individuals might be at home playing a violent video game instead of engaging in other activities that were likelier to result in a violent altercation.
The study is published online in the American Psychological Association's journal of Psychology and Popular Media Culture.
Playing Violent Videogames may Make Teens Aggressive
Regularly playing violent videogames could increase aggressiveness among teenagers, regardless of whether they are boys or girls, a new study has found.
Regularly playing violent videogames could increase aggressiveness among teenagers, regardless of whether they are boys or girls, a new study has found.
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