Watching violent TV, video games desensitizes teenagers and may promote more aggressive behavior
Tuesday, October 19, 2010 - 04:02
in Psychology & Sociology
Watching violent films, TV programmes or video games desensitises teenagers, blunts their emotional responses to aggression and potentially promotes aggressive attitudes and behaviour, according to new research published online today in the Oxford Journal Social Cognitive and Affective Neuroscience (Tuesday 19 October).