TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2008//
TI  - Violent video games and aggression: Causal relationship or byproduct of family violence and intrinsic violence motivation?
JO  - Criminal justice and behavior
A1  - Ferguson, Christopher J.
A1  - Rueda, Stephanie M.
A1  - Cruz, Amanda M.
A1  - Ferguson, Diana E.
A1  - Fritz, Stacey
A1  - Smith, Shawn M.
SP  - 311
EP  - 332
VL  - 35
IS  - 3
N2  - Two studies examined the relationship between exposure to violent video games and aggression or violence in the laboratory and in real life. Study 1 participants were either randomized or allowed to choose to play a violent or nonviolent game. Although males were more aggressive than females, neither randomized exposure to violent-video-game conditions nor previous real-life exposure to violent video games caused any differences in aggression. Study 2 examined correlations between trait aggression, violent criminal acts, and exposure to both violent games and family violence. Results indicated that trait aggression, family violence, and male gender were predictive of violent crime, but exposure to violent games was not. Structural equation modeling suggested that family violence and innate aggression as predictors of violent crime were a better fit to the data than was exposure to video game violence. These results question the common belief that violent-video-game exposure causes violent acts. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2010 APA, all rights reserved) (journal abstract)<p /> 
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SN  - 0093-8548
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0093854807311719
ID  - ref1
ER  -