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Ten year study: No link between violent video games and aggressive behavior

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Re: Ten year study: No link between violent video games and aggressive behavior

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Post by notsureaboutpg »

hliyan wrote: post #12

Perhaps in the case of some individuals, there may even be a negative link: finding a non-destructive outlet for violent tendencies. I recall seeing a recent article (the title and site escapes me) that posits something similar with regards to the rise of internet pornography and a seeming reduction in serial killings.

This is odd because the rise of internet pornography has certainly led to a rise in more violent and extreme sexual activity.

We are starting to see choking accidents during sex at higher rates than before (very obviously because it is being popularized through pornography).

BDSM has also had a popularization through various media and that is becoming more ubiquitous in everyday life.

Video games are clearly fantasies you can't ever live out (you can't be the guy in GTA because you'll go to jail). But pornography is a fantasy you can very easily replicate, and I think that difference is important here.

Re: Ten year study: No link between violent video games and aggressive behavior

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Post by roland35 »

person_of_color wrote: post #23

I'm a rabid anti-gamer and I will tell you they are a gateway drug to antiproductivity.

Games in moderation are a great form of entertainment. Just like anything else they can be abused.

I have spent many hours playing games and I used to regret that, but looking back I had fun with friends and was still able to get good grades and stay active.

I would take games over TV any day!

Re: Ten year study: No link between violent video games and aggressive behavior

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Post by qwerty456127 »

I had an idea games should be made as hyper-realistic, brutal and bloody as technically possible so every gamer would know actual war is nightmare, not fun and they really want to avoid it at all damn cost - the way those who has actually witnessed war feel.

Re: Ten year study: No link between violent video games and aggressive behavior

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Post by emteycz »

Ensorceled wrote: post #29
emteycz wrote: post #10

Earlier quoted context omitted.

People with ADHD are very likely to find themselves abusing drugs, or videogames. Not even dopaminergic drugs are causing ADHD, so why would games? Or what do you want to study? Yes, people with ADHD are likely to abuse games, that's well established.

The WebMD link and, thus the commenters intent, was the ADHD leads to videogame addiction and NOT as you have presumed, video games lead to ADHD.

Yes, but that is well researched, so I assume it's not what they want to research.

Re: Ten year study: No link between violent video games and aggressive behavior

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Post by umvi »

moron4hire wrote: post #21

I'll tell you what does make me more aggressive. It's not the content of the video game itself. It's the other players in the multiplayer. I've basically sworn off of multiplayer for well over a decade now, with only vanishingly brief revisits to confirm things are only getting worse.

Indeed, growing up my parents banned Super Smash Bros., because the outcomes of matches would sometimes enrage us so much that we would get into fights in real life.

But that's true for more than just multiplayer video games. Sports come to mind. Basically anything involving intense competition and taunting is going to cause a temporary increase in aggressive behavior.

Re: Ten year study: No link between violent video games and aggressive behavior

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Post by emteycz »

chillwaves wrote: post #22
emteycz wrote: post #10

Earlier quoted context omitted.

People with ADHD are very likely to find themselves abusing drugs, or videogames. Not even dopaminergic drugs are causing ADHD, so why would games? Or what do you want to study? Yes, people with ADHD are likely to abuse games, that's well established.

Why is the prevalence of kids addicted to video games on the rise? People are too quick to say "causation/correlation" but often times there is overlap. One can encourage the other.

Videogames definitely do not encourage ADHD. But yes, it is well established that people with ADHD are likely to abuse drugs or videogames.

Re: Ten year study: No link between violent video games and aggressive behavior

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Post by chillwaves »

oblio wrote: post #26
chillwaves wrote: post #22

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Why is the prevalence of kids addicted to video games on the rise? People are too quick to say "causation/correlation" but often times there is overlap. One can encourage the other.

> Why is the prevalence of kids addicted to video games on the rise? Because we have tons of companies peddling and researching how to create addictive games, without much regulation. Several of them even hide gambling (lootboxes) within games. I played Hearthstone quite a bit in the past. The loading screen is literally the screen of a slot machine!

Yes, this speaks to why I am rejecting the idea that the kids addicted to gaming just happen to be broken in a neurochemical way.

Something else is going on. There is a positive feedback loop of some kind, and it seems apparent if you follow the money.

Re: Ten year study: No link between violent video games and aggressive behavior

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Post by chillwaves »

justaman wrote: post #27
person_of_color wrote: post #23

I'm a rabid anti-gamer and I will tell you they are a gateway drug to antiproductivity.

And depression. Seriously there is a significant overlap between people who game daily and anxiety/depression/personality disorders.

I think it's clear that video games are addictive, and they are so by design. What's not clear is the effect this has on developing minds.

Re: Ten year study: No link between violent video games and aggressive behavior

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Post by elboru »

MisterTea wrote: post #13

My mother specialized in early childhood learning and developmental psychology. She never once blinked when my brother and I played Doom or Wolfenstein, some of the most violent games of their times. We were allowed to play with toy guns and listen to whatever music we wanted including heavy metal (which my father despised.) I asked her about this later in life and her answer was and she laughingly told me "I knew yo…

I live in a Mexican city near to the border with the US, the violence got really bad 10 years ago (some cartels were fighting for the border, now it is a lot calmer). Anyways “Narco culture” has influenced a lot of people (mostly on poor neighborhoods) and therefore it has influenced kids, it’s really sad to see boys playing with guns pretending to be narcos. The government has tried to ban those kinds of toys, I don’t know, does that really help? I guess I don’t have a strong opinion since that doesn’t look like a solution, but in the other hand it’s sad to see those boys aspiring to be narcos.
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