Video games' effects on Violent and Anti-social behaviors in children

**El Capitano Gatisto** · 05-03-2009, 03:12 PM

Asking people about their own experiences is problematic. Very few people are going to admit that doing something they enjoy has a negative effect on them, nor may they even realise any negative effects. You should be looking at behavioural studies on larger numbers of people in proper journals.

Though I am ready to admit that when I get absorbed into a game I spend alot more time sitting on my arse in front of the TV than I normally would and my patience can shorten. I don't know about violence, but you could extrapolate that if an essentially laid-back person such as myself can see their patience shorten when absorbed into a game, perhaps the effects would be greater on others with more quick tempered personalities.

05-03-2009, 03:12 PM	#10
El Capitano Gatisto World Class Raconteur Posts: 29,478	Asking people about their own experiences is problematic. Very few people are going to admit that doing something they enjoy has a negative effect on them, nor may they even realise any negative effects. You should be looking at behavioural studies on larger numbers of people in proper journals. Though I am ready to admit that when I get absorbed into a game I spend alot more time sitting on my arse in front of the TV than I normally would and my patience can shorten. I don't know about violence, but you could extrapolate that if an essentially laid-back person such as myself can see their patience shorten when absorbed into a game, perhaps the effects would be greater on others with more quick tempered personalities.