Preference for violent electronic games and aggressive behavior among children: The beginning of the downward spiral?

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Preference for violent electronic games and aggressive behavior among children: The beginning of the downward spiral? / von Salisch, Maria; Vogelgesang, Jens; Kristen, Astrid et al.
in: Media Psychology , Jahrgang 14, Nr. 3, 07.2011, S. 233-258.

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title = "Preference for violent electronic games and aggressive behavior among children: The beginning of the downward spiral?",
abstract = "A one-year longitudinal study with 324 German third and fourthgraders was conducted in order to find out whether a preferencefor violent electronic games socializes children to become more aggressiveor whether aggressive individuals tend to select this type ofgame. Cross-lagged panel analyses suggest that children who wererated as openly aggressive at Time 1 intensified their preference forviolent electronic games over time. We determined that it could beruled out that this selection effect was due to a number of underlyingvariables ranging from ecological variables (neighborhood)to family variables (migration status, older brother) and childvariables (gender, self-esteem, level of achievement). Discussionfocuses on the emerging preference for violent electronic gamesamong children.",
keywords = "Psychology",
author = "{von Salisch}, Maria and Jens Vogelgesang and Astrid Kristen and Caroline Oppl",
note = "ISSN 1521-3269",
year = "2011",
month = jul,
doi = "10.1080/15213269.2011.596468",
language = "English",
volume = "14",
pages = "233--258",
journal = "Media Psychology ",
issn = "1532-785X",
publisher = "Routledge Taylor & Francis Group",
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N2 - A one-year longitudinal study with 324 German third and fourthgraders was conducted in order to find out whether a preferencefor violent electronic games socializes children to become more aggressiveor whether aggressive individuals tend to select this type ofgame. Cross-lagged panel analyses suggest that children who wererated as openly aggressive at Time 1 intensified their preference forviolent electronic games over time. We determined that it could beruled out that this selection effect was due to a number of underlyingvariables ranging from ecological variables (neighborhood)to family variables (migration status, older brother) and childvariables (gender, self-esteem, level of achievement). Discussionfocuses on the emerging preference for violent electronic gamesamong children.

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