Study claims harmful effects of violent games on children

This was the first study of its kind in the United States of America according to lead author Craig A. Anderson
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Riiiight.... and <this> post is the first of its kind ever :rolleyes:
 
Thanks for the link. The original PDF does not allow copy and paste,
this one at the Journal of Pediatrics does:
http://pediatrics.aappublications.org/cgi/reprint/122/5/e1067

This study adds 2 critical pieces of evidence on the
issue of the potential aggression-enhancing effects of
violent video games. First, it confirms that habitually
playing violent video games leads to increases in physical
aggression some months later in children and
adolescents, relative to those who do not play violent
video games. Second, it demonstrates that such longitudinal
effects occur in highly individualistic cultures
with high societal levels of physical aggression
and violence (the United States), and in more collectivistic
cultures with low levels of physical aggression
and violence. That both cultures yielded significant
longitudinal effects of approximately the same magnitude
illustrates the power of violent video games to
affect children’s developmental trajectories in a harmful
way. These findings also further suggest that common
social learning processes underlie media violence
effects across cultures, and contradict another popular
alternative hypothesis: that only highly aggressive
children (either by nature, culture, or other socialization
factors) will become more aggressive if repeatedly
exposed to violent video games.
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So for the time being, keep the teens and kids off video games,
especially violent ones.
 
blah blah blah ........ how many more of these type of 'studies' are they going to do. I'll agree that young children should stay away from the violent ones but that's just common sense.
 
This just in: Don't let your kids watch people getting shot in the street - it may have an affect on them!

I always take studies like this with a large pinch of salt. It's long been the aim of quite a few people to prove that games are responsible for chunks of the world's problems. When you add in the evil of Rock and/or Roll you have the very devil's work!

Will take a gander at the paper :)
 
Jip... common sense is the key. They had this toppic on a radio show in London, and a woman believed that it's ONLY a game, let her 6 year old play Doom 3 all day. Who wants to guess how messed up that kid will be?

I do agree that some games should not even be played... but those games usually have an age restriction where people older than that SHOULD have enough sense to decide for themselves.
God of War... not for a 5 year old. (Yes, I know its not that bad... but it's still marked 18 for good reason)
 
By the time I was my son's age, in the pre-video era, I had been in dozens of fights with other boys (and a few girls). My son has never been a fight. So perhaps video games are a valuable outlet for our natural aggression.

There is no doubt, however, that games should be age appropriate, and parents need to control what their children are playing. But games can also provide stimulation and enjoyment, advancing coordination and problem solving skills.

Having fun is important too.
 
Devill said:
Sense is not common in this world :(
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lol! :D

Common sense and basic wisdom goes hand in hand... few people bother to look for even a bit of wisdom.
(If only it was as easy as on games... kill a few bugs, gain a few points... upgrade wisdom and wield a stronger shield! :D)
 
foozball3000 said:
lol! :D

Common sense and basic wisdom goes hand in hand... few people bother to look for even a bit of wisdom.
(If only it was as easy as on games... kill a few bugs, gain a few points... upgrade wisdom and wield a stronger shield! :D)
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I call dibs on the Sword of shadows and shield of melandru!!! :D :p

ajax said:
Aah, in my days I only played Pac-Man at the corner store :cool::rolleyes:
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The grandaddy of all evil!! You kill ghosts ffs! thats just cruel.
 
Devill said:
I call dibs on the Sword of shadows and shield of melandru!!! :D :p
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I'll take King Solomon's Sword then... you need about 1000 Wisdom points to wield it. :D

And it only has one weakness... 1000 women. Or perhaps his sword then becomes stronger for a few hours??
 
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