Video Games Exposure and Aggressive Behaviour Among School-Age Children

Abstract

While there are several social, educational, and entertaining benefits to playing video games, there are also drawbacks for kid’s behaviour. The most common concern that video games may lead to is aggressive behaviour. The present research aimed to study video game exposure and aggressive behaviour among school-age children. Examining the connection between aggressive behaviour in school-age children and video game exposure was the aim of this study. A sample of 150 kids between the ages of 10 and 18 who were enrolled in school in the Delhi-NCR region was selected using a random selection technique. Data for the study were gathered using the Buss Perry Scale and a questionnaire about Video Games. With the use of SPSS, quantitative techniques were used to analyse the data. The study underscores the importance of addressing how exposure to video games can lead to aggression among school students. Interventions targeting restrictive exposure to video games may help alleviate aggression tendencies. Findings suggest that there is a positive relationship between aggression and video games exposure with the Pearson’s correlation, value of 0.97. There is also a slight difference in the mean and standard deviation of video games exposure of males (mean=56. Standard deviation=833) and females (mean=2.48, standard deviation=687). Future research ought to examine other factors that might moderate the relation between addiction of video games and behaving aggressively.