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To assess the moderated mediation effect of family environment and normative beliefs regarding aggression upon exposure to violent video games and adolescent aggression. The subjects self-reported their exposure to violent video games, family environment, normative beliefs about aggression, and aggressive behavior. The results showed a significant positive correlation between exposure to violent video games and adolescent aggression; normative beliefs about aggression had a mediation effect on exposure to violent video games and adolescent aggression, while family environment moderated the first part of the mediation process. For individuals with a good family environment, exposure to violent video games had only a direct effect on aggression; however, for those with poor family environment, it had both direct and indirect effects mediated by normative beliefs about aggression. This moderated mediation model includes notions of the General Aggression Model and Catalyst Model, which helps shed light on the complex mechanism of violent video games influencing adolescent aggression.

Violent video game engagement is not associated with adolescents' aggressive behaviour: evidence from a registered report | Royal Society Open Science

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Some blame violent video games for school shootings, increases in bullying, and violence towards women, arguing that the games desensitize players to violence, reward players for simulating violence, and teach children that violence is an acceptable way to resolve conflicts, while others argue that a majority of the research on the topic is deeply flawed and that no causal relationship has been found between video games and social violence, that violent video games may provide a safe outlet for aggressive and angry feelings, and may reduce crime.

Violent video games of every shape and form are all the rage in the marketplace, but the jury is still out on their link to real-world aggression. Column by Philip M. Boffey.

The engrossing, interactive nature of violent video games may increase aggression by priming aggressive thoughts.