James Delahunty
7 Apr 2007 18:54
There has been yet more research published concerning a possible link between violent video games and youth behavior and emotional state. This time, the study found that "stable" participants were unaffected by violent video games. The researchers enlisted the help of 110 boys and 15 girls with an average age of 14.6.
The participants simply played Quake II for 20 minutes after researchers got a personality profile of each. After the gaming session ended, anger levels were immediately measured again. 77 of the participants had no change in their anger levels while 22 had elevated anger levels. 8 participants had started out with a higher anger level before playing then when they finished.
The study showed that those determined to have stable personalities had emotional states that were unaffected by the gaming. Of course, there have been many studies done on this subject and many more will follow with all sorts of results. This topic is also brought up frequently by politicians, usually as a distraction from something else or during a campaign.
Source:
DailyTech