Violent behaviour

There is a scientific study conducted by Anderson & Bushman in 2001 illustrating that young people who play violent video games are more likely to have contentious thoughts, behaviours and feelings. A survey of 1,102 found that 97% of them had played video games in the past day. 50% of boys and 15% of girls said that they favoured video games with a rating of M (mature) or AO (adults only). According to a researcher from Seattle Children’s Research Institute, those who are exposed to simulated violence are more inclined to act violently themselves and less thought to act emphatically.  (The Positive and Negative Effects of Video Games, n.d.)