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Effects Of Narrative Writing And Post-Writing Processing Instructions On Ptsd, Laura Mcintire
Effects Of Narrative Writing And Post-Writing Processing Instructions On Ptsd, Laura Mcintire
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Violent Video Games And Symptoms Of Distress And Trauma, Brendan J. Mccollum
Violent Video Games And Symptoms Of Distress And Trauma, Brendan J. Mccollum
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Much of the research involving detrimental effects of violent video games has focused primarily on aggression and desensitization of pain. To date there is no known research that examines whether video games can cause traumatic symptoms. However, there is research that suggests horror movies cause traumatic symptoms (Carleton et al., 2011). Given that video games can immerse people far more than a movie in terms of active participation, one could infer that traumatic symptoms would be even greater when playing a violent video game. The purpose of the current study was to determine whether violent video games could elicit symptoms …