TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2011//
TI  - Preference for Violent Electronic Games and Aggressive Behavior among Children: The Beginning of the Downward Spiral?
JO  - Media psychology
A1  - Oppl, Caroline
A1  - Kristen, Astrid
A1  - Vogelgesang, Jens
A1  - von Salisch, Maria
SP  - 233
EP  - 258
VL  - 14
IS  - 3
N2  - A one-year longitudinal study with 324 German third and fourth graders was conducted in order to find out whether a preference for violent electronic games socializes children to become more aggressive or whether aggressive individuals tend to select this type of game. Cross-lagged panel analyses suggest that children who were rated as openly aggressive at Time 1 intensified their preference for violent electronic games over time. We determined that it could be ruled out that this selection effect was due to a number of underlying variables ranging from ecological variables (neighborhood) to family variables (migration status, older brother) and child variables (gender, self-esteem, level of achievement). Discussion focuses on the emerging preference for violent electronic games among children.<p />
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SN  - 1521-3269
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/15213269.2011.596468
ID  - ref1
ER  -