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Violent video games and young people - Harvard Health

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The Pew Research Center reported in 2008 that 97% of youths ages 12 to 17 played some type of video game, and that two-thirds of them played action and …

Game Plan | Harvard Medical School

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Violent video games have been considered as possible spurs to school shootings, bullying behaviors, and violence toward women. Critics say these games …

Violent video games don't influence kids' behavior: study …

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A small study offers a mixed view on whether video games may make kids more aggressive. Claire McCarthy, assistant professor of pediatrics at Boston Children's …

Protecting children from the dangers of virtual violence

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Children under 6 shouldn’t be exposed to virtual violence at all. "First person shooter" games, in which killing is the central theme and …

Video games unlikely to cause real-world violence, experts say

https://www.cnn.com/2019/08/05/health/video-games-violence-explainer/index.html

References for "Violent video games and young people"

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American Academy of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry, Children and Video Games: Playing with Violence (Facts for Families, updated Aug. 2006). American …

Violent video games and young people

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The health effects of too much gaming - Harvard Health

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The obesity is also thought to be due to increased food intake while playing video games. According to a study in the Journal of Clinical Nutrition, "a single session of video game play in healthy male …

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Expert on using media to change attitudes and actions that promote health. Co-founded the Center for Mental Health and Media at Massachusetts General Hospital/Harvard Medical …

In Brief: Video games aren't so bad - Harvard Health

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The researchers studied the metabolic and physiologic responses of 21 boys, ages 7–10, as they played an action video game called Tekken 3 for 15 minutes. As the …