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The Effects of Prosocial Video Games on Prosocial Behaviors: International Evidence From Correlational, Longitudinal, and Experimental Studies

Personality & social psychology bulletin, 2009-06, Vol.35 (6), p.752-763 [Peer Reviewed Journal]

ISSN: 0146-1672 ;EISSN: 1552-7433 ;DOI: 10.1177/0146167209333045 ;PMID: 19321812

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Title:
The Effects of Prosocial Video Games on Prosocial Behaviors: International Evidence From Correlational, Longitudinal, and Experimental Studies
Author: Gentile, Douglas A. ; Anderson, Craig A. ; Yukawa, Shintaro ; Ihori, Nobuko ; Saleem, Muniba ; Lim Kam Ming ; Shibuya, Akiko ; Liau, Albert K. ; Khoo, Angeline ; Bushman, Brad J. ; Rowell Huesmann, L. ; Sakamoto, Akira
Subjects: Adolescent ; Adolescent Behavior - psychology ; Aggression ; Aggression - psychology ; Aggressiveness (Psychology) ; Child ; Child Behavior - psychology ; Empathy ; Female ; Games ; Helping Behavior ; Humans ; Influence ; Internal-External Control ; Japan ; Longitudinal Studies ; Male ; Models, Psychological ; Prosocial behaviour ; Psychological aspects ; Research Design ; Risk Factors ; Sex Factors ; Short term ; Social Behavior ; Students - psychology ; Video games ; Video Games - adverse effects ; Video Games - psychology ; Videotapes ; Violence - psychology ; Violence in mass media ; Violence in video games ; Visual Perception
Is Part Of: Personality & social psychology bulletin, 2009-06, Vol.35 (6), p.752-763
Description: Although dozens of studies have documented a relationship between violent video games and aggressive behaviors, very little attention has been paid to potential effects of prosocial games. Theoretically, games in which game characters help and support each other in nonviolent ways should increase both short-term and long-term prosocial behaviors. We report three studies conducted in three countries with three age groups to test this hypothesis. In the correlational study, Singaporean middle-school students who played more prosocial games behaved more prosocially. In the two longitudinal samples of Japanese children and adolescents, prosocial game play predicted later increases in prosocial behavior. In the experimental study, U.S. undergraduates randomly assigned to play prosocial games behaved more prosocially toward another student. These similar results across different methodologies, ages, and cultures provide robust evidence of a prosocial game content effect, and they provide support for the General Learning Model.
Publisher: Los Angeles, CA: SAGE Publications
Language: English
Identifier: ISSN: 0146-1672
EISSN: 1552-7433
DOI: 10.1177/0146167209333045
PMID: 19321812
Source: MEDLINE
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The Effects of Prosocial Video Games on Prosocial Behaviors: International Evidence From Correlational, Longitudinal, and Experimental Studies

ISSN: 0146-1672 ;EISSN: 1552-7433 ;DOI: 10.1177/0146167209333045 ;PMID: 19321812

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