Craig A. Anderson, Douglas A. Gentile, Katherine E. Buckley

Violent Video Game Effects on Children and Adolescents (eBook, PDF)

Theory, Research, and Public Policy

• Format: PDF

Produktbeschreibung

Violent video games are successfully marketed to and easily obtained by children and adolescents. Even the U.S. government distributes one such game, America's Army, through both the internet and its recruiting offices. Is there any scientific evidence to support the claims that violent games contribute to aggressive and violent behavior? As the first book to unite empirical research on and public policy options for violent video games, Violent Video Game Effects on Children and Adolescents will be an invaluable resource for student and professional researchers in social and developmental psychology and media studies.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Oxford University Press
• Erscheinungstermin: 11. Januar 2007
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9780195345568
• Artikelnr.: 38146801

Autorenporträt

Craig A. Anderson, Distinguished Professor of Psychology at Iowa State University, is widely regarded as the foremost expert on the effects of violent video games. His research on aggression, media violence, depression, and social judgment has had a profound influence on psychological theory and modern society. His tireless efforts to educate public policy-makers and the general public have earned him recognition as one of the most influential and respected social psychologists in the world. Douglas A. Gentile is a developmental psychologist and is Assistant Professor of Psychology at Iowa State University and the Director of Research for the National Institute on Media and the Family. As one of the country's leading media effects researchers, he conducts studies on the positive and negative effects of media on children and adults, including the effects of advertising, educational television, and video games. His studies provide valuable insights to parents, educators, pediatricians, and policy-makers about how to maximize the benefits of media usage while minimizing potential harms. Katherine E. Buckley, who is completing her Ph.D. in Psychology at Iowa State University, has been researching aggression and media violence. Katherine received her M.A. from Wake Forest University in 2001. She is a member of the American Psychological Society as well as the Society for Personality and Social Psychology and the Society for Research in Child Development.

Inhaltsangabe

Part I. Introduction
1: Violent Video Games: Background and Overview
2: Effects of Exposure to Violent Entertainment Media
3: The General Aggression Model
Part II. New Studies
4: Study 1: Experimental Study of Violent Video Games with Elementary School and College Students
5: Study 2: Correlational Study with High School Students
6: Study 3: Longitudinal Study with Elementary School Students
7: Risk Factor Illustrations
Part III. General Discussion (What Does it all Mean?)
8: New Findings and Their Implications
9: Interpretations and Public Policy
10: Reducing Violent Video Game Effects
Appendix 1: Best Practices Coding
Appendix 2: Video Game Ratings