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Videogame Playing and Aggression Behaviour: A Correlation Study among School Students
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Abstract The purpose this study is to explore school students' videogame playing and its
correlation to aggressive behaviour. Four hundred and six (406) videogame playing
students from different socio-economic background in Chennai city of India and
its suburban areas participated in the study. Data on ag... view more
The purpose this study is to explore school students' videogame playing and its
correlation to aggressive behaviour. Four hundred and six (406) videogame playing
students from different socio-economic background in Chennai city of India and
its suburban areas participated in the study. Data on aggressive behaviour from
the students were collected in the Buss and Perry Aggression Questionnaire format.
The General Aggression Model was used to predict the students' aggression. The
study reveals that gender was significant in hostility, physical and verbal aggression.
Further, analyses indicated that parents' education has a significant bearing on
students' aggression behaviour.... view less
Classification
Personality Psychology
Interactive, electronic Media
Free Keywords
Videogame; aggression behaviour; purposive sampling; Chennai city; students
Document language
English
Publication Year
2018
Page/Pages
p. 209-218
Journal
Media Watch, 9 (2018) 2
ISSN
0976-0911
Status
Published Version; peer reviewed
Licence
Creative Commons - Attribution-Noncommercial-No Derivative Works 4.0