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 …

Desensitization, the reduction of cognitive, emotional, and/or behavioral responses to a
stimulus, can be a powerful therapeutic tool when it is intentional. Desensitization is also an …

Influential accounts claim that violent video games (VVGs) decrease players' emotional
empathy by desensitizing them to both virtual and real-life violence. However, scientific …

Despite decades of study, no scholarly consensus has emerged regarding whether violent
video games contribute to youth violence. Some skeptics contend that small correlations …

Issues involving media psychology are universal: Why do we find a film exciting? What
influence does music have on our feelings? Do computer games featuring violence make …

The use of violent video games has been often linked to increase of aggressive behavior.
According to the General Aggression Model, one of the central mechanisms for this …

The associations between exposure to violent video games (VVG) and aggression/empathy
have been extensively studied. VVG are often depicted as triggers for increased aggression …

Abstract Background/Aims: It is a common concern in the research field and the community
that habitual violent video gaming reduces empathy for pain in its players. However …

As a typical form of empathy, empathy for pain refers to the perception and appraisal of
others' pain, as well as the corresponding affective responses. Numerous studies …

We examined the relation between electronic game play and executive function (EF) in
Chinese preschoolers. One hundred and nineteen 3-to 6-year-old children participated …