Violence in Video Games Debate Continues to Rage

ubermiester writes "The Washington Post is reporting on a newly released study by the American Psychological Association, claiming that 'exposure to violence in video games increases aggressive thoughts, aggressive behavior and angry feelings among youth.' This partly contradicts another study released a week before by a University of Illinois Professor claiming that 'game violence does not prompt players to project violent tendencies into real life.'"

Comments

Re:How about a study on the parents?

[neo]

Freakonomics does a pretty interesting job of explaining crime rates and a direct connection to parental investment.

Basically if you wanted the kid and care about them, they commit less crime than if you didn't want them or care about them.

Re:Yes, they keep saying this.

[Shky]

Does the U.S. Department of Justice count? Because it appears that youth crime has been declining since 1993. But I suppose I'm an amateur without knowledge of statistics...