There have been a series of prospective studies that have looked at playing video games and later abuse. One very good study followed over 600 students from kindergarten entrance to their entering high school. They were able to assess initial levels of aggressive behaviors and control a variety of factors. Everything considered exposure to aggressive/violent media was still strongly associated with aggressive behavior even when all other things were controlled. Moreover they proposed a model that suggests a positive feedback system involving perceived control, violent video games and aggressive behavior. So far the model has been supported in subsequent research.
> So why aren't there 100 million people running around killing each > other after playing Mortal Kombat? > What caused Murder in the days of the caveman? > Paintings on the walls? BTW things used to be considerably more violent. If you read some of the social histories of various countries, you have such things as dog fighting, bear baiting, wife and child abuse etc. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Adobe® ColdFusion® 8 software 8 is the most important and dramatic release to date Get the Free Trial http://ad.doubleclick.net/clk;160198600;22374440;w Archive: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/CF-Community/message.cfm/messageid:249398 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/CF-Community/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.5
