Article : Brief report: Does exposure to violent video games increase moral disengagement among adolescents?
  • Auteurs
    Alessandro Gabbiadini, Luca Andrighetto, Chiara Volpato
  • Année de publication
    2012
  • Journal
    Journal of Adolescence
  • Abstract (dans sa langue originale)

    Several studies have repeatedly shown that violent/action video games increase aggressive tendencies. The present study provides preliminary evidence that exposure to these games also affects the process of moral disengagement. High school students (N = 385) were recruited, and the impact of both recency and frequency of their exposure to the video game Grand Theft Auto IV (GTA; 2008) on moral disengagement was explored. Results showed that exposure to GTA predicted higher levels of moral disengagement. Recency of exposure had a primary impact on the considered mechanisms of moral disengagement. These findings provide insights into a relevant detrimental effect of exposure to video games, to our knowledge not explored yet. Future research is needed to provide evidence of the causal link in the observed relationships.

  • Identifiant unique
    10.1016/j.adolescence.2012.06.001
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  • Apparait dans la controverse
    Les jeux vidéo, et ceux à caractère violent en particulier, rendent-ils plus agressifs dans la vie de tous les jours ?
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