Citation

Greitemeyer T. Soc. Psychol. (Gott.) 2013; 44(6): 408-413.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2013, Hogrefe and Huber Publishers)

DOI

10.1027/1864-9335/a000154

PMID

unavailable

Abstract

Two studies addressed whether playing video games cooperatively in a team would increase emphatic concern toward others in need. Study 1 showed that cooperative team-play ameliorates the negative effects of violent video game play on empathy. Both those participants who had played a violent video game cooperatively in a team and participants who had played a neutral video game on their own reported more empathy than participants who had played a violent video game on their own. Study 2 showed that cooperative teamplay does not only ameliorate negative effects of violent video games, but may also foster consideration for others. In fact, playing a neutral video game cooperatively in a team (relative to single-play) increased empathy. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2016 APA, all rights reserved)

Language: en

Keywords

Communications Media; Computer Games; Cooperation; Empathy; Teams