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Violent Video Games, Long-Term Adult Aggression Are Not Linked
Mar 15, 2018 08:00 AM By Sadhana Bharanidharan
The long-term impact of violent video games on people has always been a matter of debate. A new research, conducted by the Max Planck Institute for Human Development and the University Clinic Hamburg-Eppendorf in Germany, revealed playing violent video games for prolonged periods does not make adults more aggressive.
The paper, which was published in the journal Molecular Psychiatry, is the first-ever study to examine the long-term effects of such video games. The paper acknowledges the growing concern in American society that such pastimes "may promote aggression or reduce empathy in its players is pervasive and given the popularity of these games their psychological impact is an urgent issue for society at large."
http://www.medicaldaily.com/violent-video-games-long-term-adult-aggression-are-not-linked-423101
