Video games provide a variety of experiences for people of all ages. Games can be played on various platforms including the computer, hand held games, and gaming consoles. Children and adolescence can be exposed to violent content through video games and it may affect the way they behave. Playing violent video games regularly can increase aggressive behavior in adolescents. Within this hypothesis, the independent variable is playing violent video games regularly, the effect is an increase, and the dependent variable is aggressive behavior in adolescents. The researchers in the article, “Do Children Who Bully Their Peers Also Play Violent Video Games? A Canadian National Study” claim, that there is a lack of research exploring whether children that play violent video games are likely to participate in bullying. The goal of the study is to explore whether there is a relationship between children playing violent video games and cyberbullying. The researchers claim that there are no published studies about such a relationship. The hypothesis within the study is “children who played mature and violent video games would be involved in bullying perpetration.” The study took place in Canada and the participants ranged from 10 to 17 years of age. However, both parents and children filled out a survey. In total, there were 1,000 parents and children. It consisted of 720 mothers, 280 fathers, 487 girls, and …show more content…
The children within the study that played violent video games were reported to take part in different aggressive behavior through bullying. Boys were likely to bully verbally, physically, sexually, and on the