Videogames glorifying antisocial characters are violent and could increase the young gamers' risk of criminal and other risky behaviour like smoking and alcohol abuse, a US study said Monday. These adult-rated games also affect teenage users' self-image, according to the study by Dartmouth College researchers published in the Journal of Personality and Social Psychology. A previous Dartmouth study published in 2012 had already found that such videogames ...Tuesday 5 August 2014
Risk of Crime, Alcohol Abuse Linked to Violent Video Games
Videogames glorifying antisocial characters are violent and could increase the young gamers' risk of criminal and other risky behaviour like smoking and alcohol abuse, a US study said Monday. These adult-rated games also affect teenage users' self-image, according to the study by Dartmouth College researchers published in the Journal of Personality and Social Psychology. A previous Dartmouth study published in 2012 had already found that such videogames ...
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