Are Video Games Making Adolescents More Violent?
The study M-Rated Video Games and Aggressive or Problem Behavior Among Young Adolescents says that “M-rated game dose predicted greater risk for bullying… and physical fights…, but not for delinquent behaviors or being a victim of bullies. When analyzed separately, these associations became weaker for boys and stronger for girls.” These results were also stronger if a subject spent more time gaming. The increase was also not a small amount. “Each additional day-per-week… exposure to M-rated games increased the probability of bullying behavior by 45%.
