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EJ523517 PS525019

Title: Cognitive Tempo, Violent Video Games, and Aggressive Behavior in Young Boys.
Author(s): Irwin, A. Roland; Gross, Alan M.
Source: Journal of Family Violence, v10 n3 p337-50 Sep 1995
Publication Date: 1995
ISSN: 0885-7482
Availability: Plenum Publishing Corp., 233 Spring St., New York, NY 10013-1578.
Language: English
Document Type: Journal articles (080); Reports--Research (143)
Journal Announcement: CIJSEP1996

Assesses interpersonal aggression and aggression toward inanimate objects in a free-play setting where children played video games. Results indicated that subjects who played video games with aggressive content exhibited more object aggression during free-play and more interpersonal aggression during the frustrating situation than youngsters who played nonaggressive video games. Aggressive behavior was unaffected by cognitive tempo. (MOK)

Descriptors: *Aggression; *Behavioral Science Research; Children; Environmental Influences; *Males; Play; *Video Games
Identifiers: Cognitive Aptitude; *Long Term Effects