NO games doens’t make you violent
Monday, July 30th, 2007
Since I am also a mother I get to hear this following phrase a lot: “Will you really let your son play video games”. Yes it’s true, even though we live in the 20’Th century people are still afraid for things they don’t know. My advice to parents around the country is to get involved in what their kids are doing …hey you might even like it. Anyway a new study published in the Journal of Adolescent Health has found that playing violent video games does not lead to violent behaviour in teens. The study also found that violent video games can help teens deal with their emotions like stress and anger.
Researchers looked at more than 1,200 seventh and eight graders who played video games regularly. “We found that most boys 12-14 years old are playing mature-rated video games, so this idea that ‘M’ rated games cause shootings or major violence just doesn’t hold water,” said Cheryl Olson SC.D., Massachusetts General Hospital.
