@article{ref1,
title="Brief report: Does exposure to violent video games increase moral disengagement among adolescents?",
journal="Journal of Adolescence",
year="2012",
author="Gabbiadini, Alessandro and Andrighetto, Luca and Volpato, Chiara",
volume="35",
number="5",
pages="1403-1406",
abstract="Several studies have repeatedly shown that violent/action video games increase aggressive tendencies. The present study provides preliminary evidence that exposure to these games also affects the process of moral disengagement. High school students (N = 385) were recruited, and the impact of both recency and frequency of their exposure to the video game Grand Theft Auto IV (GTA; 2008) on moral disengagement was explored. Results showed that exposure to GTA predicted higher levels of moral disengagement. Recency of exposure had a primary impact on the considered mechanisms of moral disengagement. These findings provide insights into a relevant detrimental effect of exposure to video games, to our knowledge not explored yet. Future research is needed to provide evidence of the causal link in the observed relationships.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="0140-1971",
doi="10.1016/j.adolescence.2012.06.001",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.adolescence.2012.06.001"
}