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The Effect of Video Games on Aggression in Female University Students : Reward and Negative Mood

Year: 2012

Type: article

Abstract: This study examined the effect of violent video games on the behaviors of 33 female university students and what moderates or mediates this effect, using a between-subjects design with three treatment conditions: (a) playing a video game in which violence was highly rewarded, (b) playing a video game in which violence was not highly rewarded, and (c) watching a movie that was not violent.Degree of hostility of feeling, negative mood, physiology indexes, and inactivity were subsequently measured after the participants played video games or watched a video.Each participant then had an opportunity to apply electrical current to other participants, so that aggressive behavior could be assessed.The results showed that playing violent video games increased aggressive behavior, and that reward moderated this effect.Negative mood and inactivity mediated the effect of violent video games on aggressive behaviors.

Source: Institutional Repositories DataBase (IRDB)

Authors: Ayuchi KUMAZAKI, Suzuna Kobayashi, Mizuho Mouri, Akira Sakamoto

Language: English

Topic: Bullying, Victimization, and Aggression

Subfield: Social Psychology

Field: Psychology

Domain: Social Sciences

SDGs: Peace, justice, and strong institutions, Good health and well-being

Open Access status: green

OpenAlex ID: W423362003

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