Kids' violent video game play linked to increased aggression
n a meta-analysis of studies, researchers found violent video games are associated with small increases of physical aggression despite dueling research and theories.
Dartmouth researchers analyzed 24 studies from around the world conducted between 2010 and 2017 with more than 17,000 participants 9 to 19 years old, finding that young video game players are affected by violence on screen. The findings were published Monday in the journal Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.
The researchers suggest that flaws in previous studies -- either because of demographics, time frame of effects or other causes -- may be the reason theories about the effects of video games persist while research largely has not backed them up....
Kevin Swanson | 10/4/2012
