| Title |
Failure to Demonstrate That Playing Violent Video Games Diminishes Prosocial Behavior
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|---|---|
| Published in |
PLOS ONE, July 2013
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| DOI | 10.1371/journal.pone.0068382 |
| Pubmed ID | |
| Authors |
Morgan J. Tear, Mark Nielsen |
| Abstract |
Past research has found that playing a classic prosocial video game resulted in heightened prosocial behavior when compared to a control group, whereas playing a classic violent video game had no effect. Given purported links between violent video games and poor social behavior, this result is surprising. Here our aim was to assess whether this finding may be due to the specific games used. That is, modern games are experienced differently from classic games (more immersion in virtual environments, more connection with characters, etc.) and it may be that playing violent video games impacts prosocial behavior only when contemporary versions are used. |
X Demographics
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Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| United States | 45 | 19% |
| Spain | 23 | 10% |
| United Kingdom | 22 | 9% |
| Mexico | 10 | 4% |
| Canada | 9 | 4% |
| Italy | 5 | 2% |
| Australia | 3 | 1% |
| Switzerland | 2 | <1% |
| Argentina | 2 | <1% |
| Other | 27 | 11% |
| Unknown | 89 | 38% |
Demographic breakdown
| Type | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Members of the public | 204 | 86% |
| Scientists | 26 | 11% |
| Science communicators (journalists, bloggers, editors) | 5 | 2% |
| Practitioners (doctors, other healthcare professionals) | 2 | <1% |
Mendeley readers
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Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| United States | 3 | 2% |
| United Kingdom | 2 | 1% |
| Brazil | 2 | 1% |
| Germany | 2 | 1% |
| France | 1 | <1% |
| Spain | 1 | <1% |
| New Zealand | 1 | <1% |
| Greece | 1 | <1% |
| Japan | 1 | <1% |
| Other | 0 | 0% |
| Unknown | 172 | 92% |
Demographic breakdown
| Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Student > Bachelor | 44 | 24% |
| Student > Master | 26 | 14% |
| Researcher | 22 | 12% |
| Student > Ph. D. Student | 18 | 10% |
| Student > Doctoral Student | 10 | 5% |
| Other | 41 | 22% |
| Unknown | 25 | 13% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Psychology | 81 | 44% |
| Social Sciences | 20 | 11% |
| Arts and Humanities | 9 | 5% |
| Computer Science | 8 | 4% |
| Agricultural and Biological Sciences | 6 | 3% |
| Other | 31 | 17% |
| Unknown | 31 | 17% |