It is a widespread concern that violent video games promote aggression, reduce pro-social
behaviour, increase impulsivity and interfere with cognition as well as mood in its players …

This article presents a brief overview of existing research on the effects of exposure to
violent video games. An updated meta-analysis reveals that exposure to violent video …

Computer players often deny that playing violent video games makes them aggressive,
which is in contrast to the findings of a recent comprehensive meta-analysis. The present …

Objective Video game violence has become a highly politicized issue for scientists and the
general public. There is continuing concern that playing violent video games may increase …

Experimental research has shown that playing violent video games produces higher levels
of aggressive cognition, aggressive affect, physiological arousal, and aggressive behavior …

To clarify and quantify the influence of video game violence (VGV) on aggressive behavior,
we conducted a metaanalysis of all prospective studies to date that assessed the relation …

Over the past half century the mass media, including video games, have become important
socializers of children. Observational learning theory has evolved into social–cognitive …

A number of years ago, I embarked on a review of the video game literature. What I found
was a body of literature that was large, diffuse, and contradictory. There was work on the …

Over the last 30 years, the video game industry has grown into a multi-billion dollar
business. More children and adults are spending time playing computer games, consoles …

Research on exposure to television and movie violence suggests that playing violent video
games will increase aggressive behavior. A meta-analytic review of the video-game …