The effect of the amount of blood in a violent video game on aggression, hostility, and arousal

The current study utilized the General Aggression Model, with an emphasis on aggression-related priming, to explore the different effects on hostility, physiological arousal, and state aggression in those who played a violent video game (Mortal Kombat: Deadly Alliance) with differing levels of blood...

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Published in:Journal of experimental social psychology 2008-05, Vol.44 (3), p.539-546
Main Authors: Barlett, Christopher P., Harris, Richard J., Bruey, Callie
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adult and adolescent clinical studies
Aggression
Arousal
Biological and medical sciences
Blood
Games
Hostility
Medical sciences
Psychology
Psychology. Psychoanalysis. Psychiatry
Psychopathology. Psychiatry
Social behavior disorders. Criminal behavior. Delinquency
Video games
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Summary:The current study utilized the General Aggression Model, with an emphasis on aggression-related priming, to explore the different effects on hostility, physiological arousal, and state aggression in those who played a violent video game (Mortal Kombat: Deadly Alliance) with differing levels of blood (maximum, medium, low, and off). Simple effects analyses showed that those in the maximum blood and medium blood conditions had a significant increase in hostility and physiological arousal, while those in the low blood and no blood conditions did not have such an increase in arousal and hostility. Further analyses indicated that those in the maximum and medium blood conditions used the character’s weapon significantly more often than those in the low and blood absent conditions. Implications and future research are discussed.
ISSN:0022-1031
1096-0465
DOI:10.1016/j.jesp.2007.10.003