Do violent video games and movies cause violent behavior and aggression?
In a debate that has been going strong for nearly two decades, the latest research suggests that the influence of violent video games has been overstated (Grohol,2013). In a new study by Drs. Christopher Ferguson and Cheryl Olson discovered that high risk teens who had symptoms of depression and attention deficit disorder did not become aggressive bullies or delinquents because of their watching video games. The playing of video games actually had a very slight calming effect and helped to reduce aggressive and bullying behavior, on the children that were playing the games. They have found that kids play these games for several reasons; to cope with their emotions, to enjoy the challenging situations of the games, to keep up with their peers, to create their own worlds, …show more content…
This research showed that there was a small to moderate strength relationship between watching violent media and acts of aggression or violence later in life (Poziox, Kambam, & Bender.,2013). The weight of the studies support the position that exposure to media violence leads to aggression, desensitization towards violence and lack of sympathy for the victims of violence, especially where children are concerned. In studies it is shown that there are three major effects of seeing violence on television; Children may become less sensitive to the pain and suffering of others, may be more fearful of the world around them, and may be more likely to behave in aggressive or harmful ways toward others. The above was a study from 1982, so I believe that as our countries gets more desensitized to violent acts that it does not affect children in our time as much as in the past. In question is whether the correlations are strong enough to require calling violent media a substantial public health
In a debate that has been going strong for nearly two decades, the latest research suggests that the influence of violent video games has been overstated (Grohol,2013). In a new study by Drs. Christopher Ferguson and Cheryl Olson discovered that high risk teens who had symptoms of depression and attention deficit disorder did not become aggressive bullies or delinquents because of their watching video games. The playing of video games actually had a very slight calming effect and helped to reduce aggressive and bullying behavior, on the children that were playing the games. They have found that kids play these games for several reasons; to cope with their emotions, to enjoy the challenging situations of the games, to keep up with their peers, to create their own worlds, …show more content…
This research showed that there was a small to moderate strength relationship between watching violent media and acts of aggression or violence later in life (Poziox, Kambam, & Bender.,2013). The weight of the studies support the position that exposure to media violence leads to aggression, desensitization towards violence and lack of sympathy for the victims of violence, especially where children are concerned. In studies it is shown that there are three major effects of seeing violence on television; Children may become less sensitive to the pain and suffering of others, may be more fearful of the world around them, and may be more likely to behave in aggressive or harmful ways toward others. The above was a study from 1982, so I believe that as our countries gets more desensitized to violent acts that it does not affect children in our time as much as in the past. In question is whether the correlations are strong enough to require calling violent media a substantial public health