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Identifier	Thesis 2116
Author	Ayers, Jennifer Elizabeth, 1978-
Title	25 to life: video game violence, character identification, and aggression
Publisher	Central Connecticut State University
Date	2010
Resource Type	Master's Thesis
Notes	Current contextual models of aggression (e.g., General Aggression Model); Anderson & Bushman, 2002) suggest that exposure to violent video games can lead to the expression of aggression (e.g., anger, physical/verbal aggression, hostility). Laboratory studies have consistently demonstrated links between playing violent video games and aggression levels of players (Anderson, 2002; Anderson, 2004; Anderson & Bushman, 2001; Anderson & Dill, 2000). Survey research suggests that violent games are more aggressive (Anderson & Dill, 2000). Many of the most popular games are high in violent content and the amount of violence in video games has increased over time (Schneider, Lang, Shin, & Bradley, 2004; Gentile & Anderson, 2003). In addition, the level realism has increased over time (Schneider et al., 2004). Identification with video game characters has been found in some studies to play a role in connections between violent gaming and aggression (e.g., Barker, 2005; Konijin, Bijvank, & Bushman, 2007). Taken together, modern video games may create more intense experiences for video game players than other forms of media and may influence subsequent aggression.. The present study investigated the relationships among violent video gaming, tendency to identify with video game characters, gender, age of first playing video games, attitudes toward police and player aggression. Using an experimental manipulation, in situ, college students (N = 128) were randomly assigned to play a violent video game or not play any video games for 7 consecutive days. Self-reported aggression data were collected daily from participants. Multilevel analysis indicated that participants who played the violent video game had significantly higher daily aggression scores than did those who did not game. Aggression was not related to the tendency to identify with video game characters or with gender. Correlational analyses of self-reported data, obtained at intake, revealed significant relationships between tendency to identify with the character and total amount of violent video game play, gender and total amount of violent video game play, and gender and age of first playing video games. However, a multiple regression analysis predicting trait aggression from amount of violent video game playing, strength of identification with video game characters, age of first playing video games, and gender was not significant.
Subject	Violence in video games Video games -- Social aspects
Department	Department of Psychology
Advisor	Waite, Bradley W.
Type	Text
Digital Format	application/pdf
Language	eng
OCLC number	703424278
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