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Video Game Weapons Make Kids Handle Real Ones
Vidcast: https://youtu.be/A3FZGwlqq_g
Playing video games that feature guns and swords leads children to handle real guns.
This is the conclusion of a Ohio Statue University study of 220 eight to twelve year olds.
Of the children playing a video game shooting guns, 62% touched a real handgun, of those playing a game with sword violence, 57% touched a handgun. Of the control group of kids playing a non-violent video game, only 42% touched the gun. Those playing the violent video games were significantly more likely to pull the gun’s trigger multiple times and to aim the gun at a playmate.
Since we in the USA lack the political guts to establish effective gun controls, the best we can do is to expose our children to non-violent recreation, both digital and real-world varieties, that reinforce our own rejection of weapon use.
Chang JH, Bushman BJ. Effect of Exposure to Gun Violence in Video Games on Children’s Dangerous Behavior With Real Guns: A Randomized Clinical Trial. JAMA Netw Open. 2019;2(5):e194319. doi:10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2019.4319
#Videogames #guncontrol #guns #swords #parenting
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By Howard G. Smith MD, AMVidcast: https://youtu.be/A3FZGwlqq_g
Playing video games that feature guns and swords leads children to handle real guns.
This is the conclusion of a Ohio Statue University study of 220 eight to twelve year olds.
Of the children playing a video game shooting guns, 62% touched a real handgun, of those playing a game with sword violence, 57% touched a handgun. Of the control group of kids playing a non-violent video game, only 42% touched the gun. Those playing the violent video games were significantly more likely to pull the gun’s trigger multiple times and to aim the gun at a playmate.
Since we in the USA lack the political guts to establish effective gun controls, the best we can do is to expose our children to non-violent recreation, both digital and real-world varieties, that reinforce our own rejection of weapon use.
Chang JH, Bushman BJ. Effect of Exposure to Gun Violence in Video Games on Children’s Dangerous Behavior With Real Guns: A Randomized Clinical Trial. JAMA Netw Open. 2019;2(5):e194319. doi:10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2019.4319
#Videogames #guncontrol #guns #swords #parenting