The Effect of Violent Computer Games on Adolescent Aggression Tendency

Year 2019, Volume: 7 Issue: 14, 181 - 202, 15.10.2019

Savaş Evcin Seda Erzi

https://doi.org/10.20304/humanitas.512579

Abstract

The purpose of this study is to investigate the effects of violent video games on aggressive behavior of adolescents. The study was conducted in regional village boarding schools in Tunceli province. Sample consisted of 75 male and 75 female adolescents aged between 11 and 16. Majority of the participants (94.6%) has no 182 access to a computer in their family home and played the game for the first time. The demographic information form and Buss-Perry Aggression Scale were administered. Then participants were randomly assigned to 4 experimental groups and played a violent game (GTA) or a non-violent skill game (Thumblebugs) for 2 hours or 15 minutes. Five days later the aggression scale was administered again. The result showed that interaction effect of the type and the duration of playing violent games was found to increase aggression post test score when pre-test scores were controlled. Moreover, the students who played violent game for longer hours (2 hours) got significantly higher aggression scores in comparison to students’ who played less (15 minutes). The results of the study have supported the idea that playing violent computer games will increase the tendency of aggression.

Keywords

computer games, aggression, adolescence, violence, GTA

Şiddet İçerikli Bilgisayar Oyunlarının Ergenlerin Saldırganlık Eğilimine Etkisi

Abstract

Bu çalışmanın amacı, şiddet içerikli video oyunlarının ergenlerin saldırganlık eğilimlerine etkilerini incelemektir. Çalışma Tunceli ilindeki yatılı bölge okullarında yapılmıştır.. Katılımcılar, yaşları 11 ile 16 arasında değişen 75 erkek ve 75 kız ergenden oluşmaktadır. Katılımcıların %94.6'sı aile evlerinde bilgisayar ya da video yunu konsoluna erişememektedir ve bu türden oyunu ilk defa oynamıştır. İlk olarak katılımcılara demografik bilgi formu ve Buss-Perry Saldırganlık Ölçeği uygulanmıştır. Daha sonra katılımcılar rastgele 4 deney grubuna atanmışlardır ve 2 saat veya 15 dakika boyunca şiddet içerikli (GTA) ve şiddet içermeyen beceri oyunu (Tumblebugs) oyunu oynamışlardır. Beş gün sonra saldırganlık ölçeği tekrar uygulanmıştır. Şiddet içerikli oyun türünün, oynama süresinin ve bu değişkenlerin etkileşimi etkisinin, ön test puanları kontrol edildikten sonrasaldırganlık eğilimini arttırdığı bulunmuştur. Daha uzun süre (2 saat) şiddet içerikli oyun oynayan öğrencilerin saldırganlık puanları, daha az (15 dakika) oynayanlardan anlamlı düzeyde yüksek bulunmuştur. Çalışmanın sonuçları literatür ışığında tartışılmıştır. Araştırmanın sonuçları, şiddet içerikli bilgisayar oyunu oynamanın saldırganlık eğilimini artıracağını savunan görüşleri doğrular niteliktedir.

Keywords

bilgisayar oyunu, saldırganlık, ergenlik, şiddet, GTA

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