Violent video game effects on aggression, empathy, and prosocial behavior in Eastern and Western countries: A meta-analytic review.

A. Anderson, Craig; Shibuya, Akiko; Ihori, Nobuko; L. Swing, Edward; J. Bushman, Brad; Sakamoto, Akira; R. Rothstein, Hannah; Saleem, Muniba

doi:10.1037/a0018251

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Violent video game effects on aggression, empathy, and prosocial behavior in Eastern and Western countries: A meta-analytic review.

Published in Psychological Bulletin • Jan 1, 2010

Authors:

Craig A. Anderson

Akiko Shibuya

Nobuko Ihori

Abstract

Meta-analytic procedures were used to test the effects of violent video games on aggressive behavior, aggressive cognition, aggressive affect, physiological arousal, empathy/desensitization, and prosocial behavior. Unique features of this meta-analytic review include (a) more restrictive methodologi...

Subject

Prosocial behavior

Psychology

Empathy

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