Videogames Violentos Aumentam a Agressão e Reduzem Comportamentos de Ajuda?
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Videogames são um dos tipos de mídia mais consumidos para entretenimento, sendo necessário compreender seus impactos na audiência. Nesse sentido, o presente artigo objetivou observar os impactos de videogames violentos no comportamento agressivo e pró-social. Para tal, 67 participantes (média de idade: 23,6 anos; DP = 4,88; 69,7% mulheres), divididos em dois grupos, jogaram um jogo violento ou neutro por 20 minutos e responderam a uma tarefa de atribuição de Tangram para mensurar o comportamento. Os resultados demonstraram efeitos nos comportamentos agressivos dos jogadores quando comparados com os participantes que jogaram um jogo neutro. Contudo, não houve diferenças estatisticamente significativas quanto à redução do comportamento de ajuda, corroborando apenas parcialmente as hipóteses levantadas. Desse modo, os resultados ressaltam que jogos violentos podem ser um fator de risco para o desenvolvimento de comportamentos da mesma natureza. Ademais, destaca-se a necessidade de estudos posteriores, de modo a investigar possíveis mediadores dessa relação.
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