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| Title |
Potential Adverse Effects of Violent Video Gaming: Interpersonal- Affective Traits Are Rather Impaired Than Disinhibition in Young Adults
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| Published in |
Frontiers in Psychology, May 2018
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| DOI | 10.3389/fpsyg.2018.00736 |
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| Authors |
Ann-Christin S. Kimmig, Gerda Andringa, Birgit Derntl |
| Abstract |
The increasing trend of mass shootings, which were associated with excessive use of violent video games, fueled the debate of possible effects violent video games may have on adolescents and young adults. The aim of this study was to investigate the possible link between violent video gaming effects and the disposition of adverse behavior traits such as interpersonal-affective deficits and disinhibition. Data of 167 young adults, collected by an online questionnaire battery, were analyzed for lifetime video game exposure differences (i.e., non-gamers, non-violent video gamers, stopped violent video game users, and ongoing violent video game users) as well as for recent exposure effects on adverse behavior traits (Levenson's Psychopathy Scale), while controlling for other potentially confounding lifestyle factors. While interpersonal-affective deficits were significantly higher in participants with ongoing violent video game exposure compared to non-gamers and non-violent video gamers, disinhibition was significantly higher in both - stopped and ongoing - violent video game exposure groups compared to non-gamers. Recent violent video game exposure was a stronger predictor for interpersonal-affective deficits, but was also significant for disinhibition. Considering that we observed small to medium effects in a sample of young adults with little to moderate use of violent video games highlights the importance of further investigating the potential adverse effects of violent video games on quality of social relationships. |
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Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Argentina | 1 | 13% |
| Australia | 1 | 13% |
| Canada | 1 | 13% |
| Switzerland | 1 | 13% |
| Unknown | 4 | 50% |
Demographic breakdown
| Type | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Members of the public | 8 | 100% |
Mendeley readers
The data shown below were compiled from readership statistics for 110 Mendeley readers of this research output. Click here to see the associated Mendeley record.
Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Unknown | 110 | 100% |
Demographic breakdown
| Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Student > Bachelor | 15 | 14% |
| Student > Master | 10 | 9% |
| Student > Doctoral Student | 9 | 8% |
| Student > Ph. D. Student | 7 | 6% |
| Professor | 6 | 5% |
| Other | 15 | 14% |
| Unknown | 48 | 44% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Psychology | 19 | 17% |
| Neuroscience | 7 | 6% |
| Social Sciences | 6 | 5% |
| Arts and Humanities | 5 | 5% |
| Medicine and Dentistry | 4 | 4% |
| Other | 16 | 15% |
| Unknown | 53 | 48% |
Attention Score in Context
This research output has an Altmetric Attention Score of 10. This is our high-level measure of the quality and quantity of online attention that it has received. This Attention Score, as well as the ranking and number of research outputs shown below, was calculated when the research output was last mentioned on 08 February 2023.
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