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- There is insufficient scientific evidence to support a causal link between violent video games and violent behavior, according to an updated resolution adopted by the American Psychological Association. The 2015 resolution was updated by the Council of Representatives on March 1, 2020 with this caution.
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Mar 3, 2020 · WASHINGTON — There is insufficient scientific evidence to support a causal link between violent video games and violent behavior, according to an updated resolution (PDF, 60KB) adopted by the American Psychological Association.
FEBRUARY 2020 REVISION TO THE 2015 RESOLUTION. The following resolution should not be misinterpreted or misused by attributing violence, such as mass shootings, to violent video game use. Violence is a complex social problem that likely stems from many factors that warrant attention from researchers, policy makers and the public.
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Based on a review of the current literature, the 2019 Task Force report reaffirms that there is a small, reliable association between violent video game use and aggressive outcomes, such as yelling and pushing. However, these research findings are difficult to extend to more violent outcomes.
Oct 1, 2018 · Brian Charles Clark. A 2018 meta-analysis found that there is a small increase in real-world physical aggression among adolescents and pre-teens who play violent video games. Led by Jay Hull, a social psychologist at Dartmouth College, the study team pooled data from 24 previous studies in an attempt to avoid some of the problems that have made ...
Oct 2, 2018 · October 2, 2018. 5 min read. Do Violent Video Games Trigger Aggression? A study tries to find whether slaughtering zombies with a virtual assault weapon translates into misbehavior when a...
On the basis of these analyses, the authors concluded that violent video game play is positively associated with aggressive behavior, aggressive cognition, and aggressive affect, as well as negatively associated with empathy for victims of violence and with prosocial behavior.
Aug 5, 2019 · More recent research suggests that the releases of highly popular violent video games are associated with immediate declines in violent crime, hinting that the releases may cause the...
