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The results of a study published this week in Molecular Psychiatry support the notion that violent video games do not actually raise aggression in people: in fact, they have little to no effect on a variety of other negative behaviors and traits that include anxiety and depression. The subjects comprised non-gamers who played 30 minutes of GTA V for two months.
To our knowledge, the present study employed the most comprehensive test battery spanning a multitude of domains in which changes due to violent video games may have been expected. Therefore, the present results provide strong evidence against the frequently debated negative effects of playing violent video games.
To our knowledge, the present study employed the most comprehensive test battery spanning a multitude of domains in which changes due to violent video games may have been expected. Therefore, the present results provide strong evidence against the frequently debated negative effects of playing violent video games.