A Longitudinal Study of the Association between Violent Video Game Play and Aggression among Adolescents

Autor/inn/en	Willoughby, Teena; Adachi, Paul J. C.; Good, Marie
Titel	A Longitudinal Study of the Association between Violent Video Game Play and Aggression among Adolescents
Quelle	In: Developmental Psychology, 48 (2012) 4, S.1044-1057 (14 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0012-1649
DOI	10.1037/a0026046
Schlagwörter	Evidence; Adolescents; Aggression; Socialization; Violence; Video Games; Longitudinal Studies; Correlation; High School Students; Prediction; Surveys; Student Attitudes + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Evidenz; Adolescent; Adolescence; Adoleszenz; Jugend; Jugendalter; Jugendlicher; Socialisation; Sozialisation; Gewalt; Video game; Videospiel; Videospiele; Longitudinal study; Longitudinal method; Longitudinal methods; Längsschnittuntersuchung; Korrelation; High school; High schools; Student; Students; Oberschule; Schüler; Schülerin; Studentin; Vorhersage; Survey; Umfrage; Befragung; Schülerverhalten
Abstract	In the past 2 decades, correlational and experimental studies have found a positive association between violent video game play and aggression. There is less evidence, however, to support a long-term relation between these behaviors. This study examined sustained violent video game play and adolescent aggressive behavior across the high school years and directly assessed the socialization (violent video game play predicts aggression over time) versus selection hypotheses (aggression predicts violent video game play over time). Adolescents (N = 1,492, 50.8% female) were surveyed annually from Grade 9 to Grade 12 about their video game play and aggressive behaviors. Nonviolent video game play, frequency of overall video game play, and a comprehensive set of potential 3rd variables were included as covariates in each analysis. Sustained violent video game play was significantly related to steeper increases in adolescents' trajectory of aggressive behavior over time. Moreover, greater violent video game play predicted higher levels of aggression over time, after controlling for previous levels of aggression, supporting the socialization hypothesis. In contrast, no support was found for the selection hypothesis. Nonviolent video game play also did not predict higher levels of aggressive behavior over time. Our findings, and the fact that many adolescents play video games for several hours every day, underscore the need for a greater understanding of the long-term relation between violent video games and aggression, as well as the specific game characteristics (e.g., violent content, competition, pace of action) that may be responsible for this association. (Contains 3 tables, 3 figures and 1 footnote.) (As Provided).
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Update	2017/4/10