The social contagious effects of violent video game play: retaliatory, displaced, and the mere observation of aggression
ABSTRACTAggression and violence have been shown to spread among connected individuals. The present experimental study aims to test whether exposure to violent video games increases aggression levels in players and whether this increased aggression spreads among their social network. Results showed t...
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2023-12-01
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| श्रृंखला: | Social Influence |
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| ऑनलाइन पहुंच: | https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/10.1080/15534510.2023.2277476 |
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| description | ABSTRACTAggression and violence have been shown to spread among connected individuals. The present experimental study aims to test whether exposure to violent video games increases aggression levels in players and whether this increased aggression spreads among their social network. Results showed that aggression after video game play is indeed contagious and that not only victims of the player’s aggression retaliate or are aggressive toward a neutral person (i.e., displaced aggression), but that even mere observers of the player’s aggression are aggressive toward a neutral person. Overall, our findings suggest that violent video game exposure may not only have an impact on the player’s level of aggression, but also on people who are connected to the player. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-4f4b60f6da4b4499a4a80a48eaffd32b2023-11-10T11:24:11ZengTaylor & Francis GroupSocial Influence1553-45101553-45292023-12-0118110.1080/15534510.2023.2277476The social contagious effects of violent video game play: retaliatory, displaced, and the mere observation of aggressionMartin Delhove0Tobias Greitemeyer1Department of Psychology, University of Innsbruck, Innsbruck, AustriaDepartment of Psychology, University of Innsbruck, Innsbruck, AustriaABSTRACTAggression and violence have been shown to spread among connected individuals. The present experimental study aims to test whether exposure to violent video games increases aggression levels in players and whether this increased aggression spreads among their social network. Results showed that aggression after video game play is indeed contagious and that not only victims of the player’s aggression retaliate or are aggressive toward a neutral person (i.e., displaced aggression), but that even mere observers of the player’s aggression are aggressive toward a neutral person. Overall, our findings suggest that violent video game exposure may not only have an impact on the player’s level of aggression, but also on people who are connected to the player.https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/10.1080/15534510.2023.2277476Violent video gamesaggressioncontagion |
| spellingShingle | Martin Delhove Tobias Greitemeyer The social contagious effects of violent video game play: retaliatory, displaced, and the mere observation of aggression Social Influence Violent video games aggression contagion |
| title | The social contagious effects of violent video game play: retaliatory, displaced, and the mere observation of aggression |
| title_full | The social contagious effects of violent video game play: retaliatory, displaced, and the mere observation of aggression |
| title_fullStr | The social contagious effects of violent video game play: retaliatory, displaced, and the mere observation of aggression |
| title_full_unstemmed | The social contagious effects of violent video game play: retaliatory, displaced, and the mere observation of aggression |
| title_short | The social contagious effects of violent video game play: retaliatory, displaced, and the mere observation of aggression |
| title_sort | social contagious effects of violent video game play retaliatory displaced and the mere observation of aggression |
| topic | Violent video games aggression contagion |
| url | https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/10.1080/15534510.2023.2277476 |
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