Negative Impact of Video Games

However, it is found that video games with violence and sexual arousing content could have more negative effects on youths. 

Violent video games provide a forum for learning and practising aggressive solutions to conflict situations. The active nature of the learning environment of video games suggests that this medium is potentially more dangerous than TV and movie media.

Performing violent actions in video games may also be more conducive to children’ s aggression. Research have also shown that there is a short-term relationship between playing violent games and increased aggressive behaviour.

It was indicated that the more children practise violent acts (in video games), the more likely they are to perform violent acts. Hence, for youths, the possible negative effects are:

Possible Disadvantages of Video Games

a. Playing aggressive games display more verbal and physical aggression to inanimate objects and playmates;

b. Exhibiting more aggressive thoughts among the youths; c. M

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