Author(s):
Arriaga, Patrícia 
; Gaspar, Augusta ; Esteves, Francisco
Date: 2011
Persistent ID: http://hdl.handle.net/10071/3007
Origin: Repositório do ISCTE-IUL
Subject(s): Electronic games; Violence
Document details
Playing with violence: an updated review on the effects of playing violent elec...
Description
This chapter intends to contribute to the clarification of the controversy surrounding the short-term effects of playing violent games [VG] on aggressive and prosocial behavior, aggressive thoughts, feelings, and physiological measures. An updated review of research on the effects of playing VG on the main variables under analysis is reviewed and some theoretical approaches, as well as methodological concerns, are addressed. Finally, questions that remain unanswered are discussed and future areas of research in this area are suggested.
This chapter intends to contribute to the clarification of the controversy surrounding the short-term effects of playing violent games [VG] on aggressive and prosocial behavior, aggressive thoughts, feelings, and physiological measures. An updated review of research on the effects of playing VG on the main variables under analysis is reviewed and some theoretical approaches, as well as methodological concerns, are addressed. Finally, questions that remain unanswered are discussed and future areas of research in this area are suggested.
Document Type
Part of book or chapter of book
Language English
Language English
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