OU third-year medical student Paul Lynch claims, in a recent study he authored, that a link exists between violent video games and fighting. The study was funded by the National Institute on Media and the Family. His research measured more than 600 eighth and ninth graders' levels of hostility, video game habits and tendency to get into fights. His results seem to support his claim.
However, it is absurd to think that school fighting is caused by violent video games.
The most compelling and surprising statistic, though, must be addressed. It is that 38 percent of students who scored low on hostility but high on hours spent playing violent video games got into fights. This is as opposed to 4 percent of students who scored low on hostility and low on hours played.
On the surface, the difference appears to be caused by games. But there must be some reason why the latter students avoided the games to begin with.
Maybe it's because their parents play an active role in their lives and don't let them play games of which they don't approve.
If anyone should take note of this study, it should be parents, not government censors.
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