- Violent video games linked to aggression in children
- By Danielle Demetriou In Tokyo
- The Telegaph - UK
- 04/11/2008 Make a Comment
- Contributed by: The Rooster ( 264 articles in 2008 )
The link between video games and aggressive behaviour was analysed in comparative studies in Japan and the United States in a bid to determine how closely they were connected.
The results, which were published in this month's journal Pediatrics, showed that despite cultural differences and disparities in crime rates, children across the spectrum were affected equally by playing games.
Craig A Anderson, a psychology professor at Iowa State University who lead the research, said: "We now have conclusive evidence that playing violent video games has harmful effects on children and adolescents."
The research examined the behaviour of more than 1,2000 Japanese youths aged between 12 and 18 as well as 364 children aged nine to 12 in the US over a three to six month period.
Highlighting how the children were affected by video game violence regardless of cultural context, he said: "The [Japanese] culture is so different and their overall violence rate is so much lower than in the US.
"By gathering data from Japan, we can test that hypothesis directly and ask, 'Is it the case that Japanese kids are totally unaffected by playing violent video games?'
"And of course, they aren't. They're affected pretty much the same way American kids are."
Recommendations on media violence are currently being revised by the American Academy of Pediatrics as a result of the study's findings.
The results, which were published in this month's journal Pediatrics, showed that despite cultural differences and disparities in crime rates, children across the spectrum were affected equally by playing games.
Craig A Anderson, a psychology professor at Iowa State University who lead the research, said: "We now have conclusive evidence that playing violent video games has harmful effects on children and adolescents."
The research examined the behaviour of more than 1,2000 Japanese youths aged between 12 and 18 as well as 364 children aged nine to 12 in the US over a three to six month period.
Highlighting how the children were affected by video game violence regardless of cultural context, he said: "The [Japanese] culture is so different and their overall violence rate is so much lower than in the US.
"By gathering data from Japan, we can test that hypothesis directly and ask, 'Is it the case that Japanese kids are totally unaffected by playing violent video games?'
"And of course, they aren't. They're affected pretty much the same way American kids are."
Recommendations on media violence are currently being revised by the American Academy of Pediatrics as a result of the study's findings.
Source: https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/asia/japan/3376397/Violent-video-games-linked-to-aggression-in-children.html
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