TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2004//
TI  - Aggressive and non-violent videogames: short-term psychological and cardiovascular effects on habitual players
JO  - Stress and Health
A1  - Baldaro, B
A1  - Tuozzi, G
A1  - Codispoti, M
A1  - Montebarocci, O
A1  - Barbagli, F
A1  - Trombini, E
A1  - Rossi, N
SP  - 203
EP  - 208
VL  - 20
IS  - 4
N2  - The purpose of this study is to evaluate the short-term effects on several physiological (arterial pressure and heart rate) and psychological (anxiety and aggressiveness) indexes of playing violent and non-violent videogames in young adults. The study was carried out on a sample of 22 male participants. Subjects invited to participate in the study were recruited from a videogame leisure club. Before and during playing either a violent or non-violent computer game, blood pressure and heart rate were measured. Before and after the game session, the subjects completed the State-Anxiety Inventory-Y (STAI-Y) and the Buss-Durkee Hostility Inventory. The results of the study showed a range of short-term effects of playing violent and non-violent videogames on arterial pressure and on the state anxiety of subjects, but not on hostility measurements. More specifically, the group that played the violent videogames showed a significant increase in the state anxiety score at the end of the game, as compared to the pre-game self-evaluation, and an increase in the systolic blood pressure while the subjects were playing as compared to pre- and post-game values. A decrease in diastolic blood pressure after playing any game was also found.     <p></p>
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SN  - 1532-3005
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/
ID  - ref1
ER  -