Title | A Meaner, More Callous Digital World for Youth? The Relationship Between Violent Digital Games, Motivation, Bullying and Civic Behavior amongst Children |
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Type | Journal article |
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Authors | Ferguson, C.J. and Colwell, J. |
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Abstract | The relationship between violent digital games and youth behavior remains contested in the scholarly literature. To date considerable scholarship has focused on university students with fewer studies of adolescents or children. The current study examines correlational relationships between violent game exposure and bullying behaviors, antisocial attitudes, civic attitudes and civic behaviors in a sample of 304 children from the United Kingdom (Mean age = 12.81). The paper also considered motivational influences on use of violent digital games. Results indicated that violent game exposure did not correlate meaningfully with either antisocial or civic behaviors or attitudes. These results are discussed in a motivational and developmental context. |
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Keywords | Video games; Violence; Bullying; Civic Behavior; Motivation |
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Journal | Psychology of Popular Media Culture |
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Journal citation | 7 (3), pp. 202-215 |
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ISSN | 2160-4134 |
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Year | 2018 |
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Publisher | American Psychological Association |
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Accepted author manuscript | |
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Digital Object Identifier (DOI) | https://doi.org/10.1037/ppm0000128 |
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Published in print | 2018 |
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Published | 18 Jul 2016 |
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