Video games and prosocial behavior: A study of the effects of non-violent, violent and ultra-violent gameplay

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Highlights：

• Recent research on violent video game effects on prosocial behavior is mixed.

• Current experiment aimed to address methodology concerns of past research.

• In the present experiment, violent games have no bearing on prosociality compared to non-violent games.

• Increasing violence to ultraviolent levels has no effect on prosociality.

摘要

•Recent research on violent video game effects on prosocial behavior is mixed.•Current experiment aimed to address methodology concerns of past research.•In the present experiment, violent games have no bearing on prosociality compared to non-violent games.•Increasing violence to ultraviolent levels has no effect on prosociality.

论文关键词：Video game violence,Prosocial,Social behavior,Behavioral priming

论文评审过程：Available online 26 September 2014.

论文官网地址：https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chb.2014.09.002