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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.
- APA RESOLUTION on Violent Video Games
FEBRUARY 2020 REVISION TO THE 2015 RESOLUTION. The following...
- APA Task Force Report on Violent Video Games
Considering the vast number of children and youth who use...
- Violence in the media: Psychologists study potential harmful ...
Many of the most popular video games, such as “Call of Duty”...
- Resolution on Violence in Video Games and Interactive Media
Research on interactive video games suggests that the most...
- APA RESOLUTION on Violent Video Games
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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Considering the vast number of children and youth who use video games and that more than 85% of video games on the market contain some form of violence, the public has under-standably been concerned about the effects that using violent video games may have on individuals, especially children and adolescents.
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Many of the most popular video games, such as “Call of Duty” and “Grand Theft Auto,” are violent; however, as video game technology is relatively new, there are fewer empirical studies of video game violence than other forms of media violence.
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.
Sep 29, 2020 · But many hours of extra screen time may have worried parents, especially in light of a highly publicized 2015 report by the American Psychological Association (APA) linking violent video games with aggressive behavior in children.
Research on interactive video games suggests that the most popular video games contain aggressive and violent content; depict women and girls, men and boys, and minorities in exaggerated stereotypical ways; and reward, glamorize and depict as humorous sexualized aggression against women, including assault, rape and murder (Dietz, T. ...
