The effects of video games on children's aggression
A screenshot from "Doom 2" by id Software
A screen shot from "Tigger's Honey Hunt" by Disney Interactive and Doki Denki Studio
Through this website, we plan to look more in depth at the link
between video game violence and it's effect on children's aggressiveness.
Many studies have been conducted looking at the differences in gender of those
playing the video games and those who are portrayed in the video games. Boys
play video games more often than girls, though girls are impacted on a greater
level than boys. When looking at the way genders are portrayed, males are often
portrayed as being the heroes, the rescuers, or the killers.
Females often are portrayed as being sex-objects or sex-symbols, or as being the
victim, the "damsel-in-distress" if you will. Only in a small
percentage of the video games reviewed in these studies (33% of the games) were
females portrayed as the hero.
Studies also looked to see who was affected more and at what age. Most studies
found that girls were affected more by violent video games than boys. Also,
younger children are more affected by violent content in video games than are
older children (younger = <12, older = >12).
We hope you enjoyed your visit to our web page. Please check out the links
provided if you are curious about more on the effects of video game violence and
aggressive or violent behavior in children.
