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How long do the short‐term violent video game effects last?
Author(s) -
Barlett Christopher,
Branch Omar,
Rodeheffer Christopher,
Harris Richard
Publication year - 2009
Publication title -
aggressive behavior
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.223
H-Index - 92
eISSN - 1098-2337
pISSN - 0096-140X
DOI - 10.1002/ab.20301
Subject(s) - feeling , aggression , arousal , heart rate , psychology , video game , poison control , injury prevention , developmental psychology , social psychology , medical emergency , medicine , blood pressure , multimedia , computer science
Abstract How long do the effects of the initial short‐term increase in aggression and physiological arousal last after violent video game play? Study 1 ( N =91) had participants complete pre‐ and postvideo game measures of aggressive thoughts, aggressive feelings, and heart rate. Then, participants completed Time 3 measures after 4 min or 9 min of delay. Study 2 employed a similar procedure, but had participants ( N =91) complete the hot sauce paradigm to assess aggressive behavior after a 0, 5, or 10 min delay. First, results indicated that aggressive feelings, aggressive thoughts, aggressive behavior, and heart rate initially increased after violent video game play. Second, results of the delay condition revealed that the increase in aggressive feelings and aggressive thoughts lasted less than 4 min, whereas heart rate and aggressive behavior lasted 4–9 min. Aggr. Behav. 35:225–236, 2009. © 2009 Wiley‐Liss, Inc.