The Influences of Video Gaming on US Children's Moral Reasoning About Violence

Vieira, Edward T.; Krcmar, Marina

doi:10.1080/17482798.2011.558258

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“…The researchers argued this may be related to social conditioning, family environment and general societal reinforcing of stereotypical views of girls (Viera & Krcmar, 2011). In the present study it was hypothesised that there would be a significant gender differences in attitude towards victims' scores, with boys reporting less concern for victims (Hypothesis 3).…”

Section: Gendermentioning

confidence: 79%

“…Viera and Krcmar (2011) found that age is negatively related to perceptions of unjustified violence, and as children develop their ability to understand others' perspectives increase, although younger children seemed to sympathise more, as measured by children's responses on a fouritem scale developed for the research. The researchers argued that their findings in relation to age differences suggest that that older children play more video games and are more likely to see violence as a retaliation and self-protection as justified, "much like the view of violence presented in video games" (2011, p.127).…”

Section: Developmental Aspectsmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…In relation to gender differences in video game research on Viera and Krcmar (2011) found that girls aged 7-to 15-years were more likely to report higher levels of perspective taking and ability to sympathise, than boys of a similar age. The researchers argued this may be related to social conditioning, family environment and general societal reinforcing of stereotypical views of girls (Viera & Krcmar, 2011).…”

Section: Gendermentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Viera and Krcmar (2011) argue that the structure of violent video games limit children's abilities to develop perspectives of victims and does not encourage affective sympathy in children, as any negative effects of being harmed or killed in the games are minimised ignored, or even rewarded. The graphics and realism in games have increased substantially in the past twenty years and Hartmann and Vorderer (2010) argue that research has shown that game designers will use key cues in the development of characters in games that are shown to increase our perception of the virtual characters as real, such as the displays of emotions, natural facial expressions and breathing and the use of natural sounding vocal tones.…”

Section: Video Game Researchmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Viera and Krcmar (2011) argue that violent video game playing in children (aged 7-to 15-years) is negatively related to the ability to take others' perspectives and to sympathise with others. In their study, 166 children completed questionnaires related to perspective taking and sympathy.…”

Section: Video Game Researchmentioning

confidence: 99%

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Violent Video Games and Attitudes Towards Victims of Crime

Griffiths

McLean

2013

International Journal of Cyber Behavior, Psychology and Learning

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Previous research has indicated that playing violent video games may be associated with an increase in acceptance of violence and positive attitudes towards perpetrators of crime. This study is the first to investigate the relationship between playing violent video games and attitudes towards victims of crime. A total of 206 young people (aged 12-24 years) completed measures of attitudes towards victims and violent video game exposure. The results suggest that exposure to violent video games is associated with less concern being reported for victims of crime. Young people who play more violent video games reported less concern for general victims and for culpable victims, and these effects cannot be explained by gender or age differences. The results are discussed in relation to relevant research in the area, along with recommendations for future research.

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Section: Gendermentioning

confidence: 79%

Section: Developmental Aspectsmentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Gendermentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Video Game Researchmentioning

confidence: 99%

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Violent Video Games and Attitudes Towards Victims of Crime

Griffiths

McLean

2013

International Journal of Cyber Behavior, Psychology and Learning

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Media Use and the Development of Moral Reasoning

Krcmar

Locke

2020

The International Encyclopedia of Media Psychology

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Research on children, media, and moral development focuses on the negative effects of media on children's moral judgments and reasoning as well as potential positive impacts of prosocial portrayals. This review utilizes moral foundations theory to group and summarize the research. Overall, children's existing moral developmental stage affects how they interpret and make sense of moral messages. In addition, problematic media content has been shown to have a negative influence on several moral domains, most notably harm/care as well as fairness/cheating. Importantly, children's perspective‐taking abilities act as an important mediator between exposure to moral media and outcomes such as sympathy and harm. Thus, evidence exists for the transactional relationship between moral media and moral development, a point that is supported by the media influences on moral intuitions and development (MIMIAD) model.

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Socially responsive technologies: toward a co-developmental path

2020

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Robotic and artificially intelligent (AI) systems are becoming prevalent in our day-to-day lives. As human interaction is increasingly replaced by human–computer and human–robot interaction (HCI and HRI), we occasionally speak and act as though we are blaming or praising various technological devices. While such responses may arise naturally, they are still unusual. Indeed, for some authors, it is the programmers or users—and not the system itself—that we properly hold responsible in these cases. Furthermore, some argue that since directing blame or praise at technology itself is unfitting, designing systems in ways that encourage such practices can only exacerbate the problem. On the other hand, there may be good moral reasons to continue engaging in our natural practices, even in cases involving AI systems or robots. In particular, daily interactions with technology may stand to impact the development of our moral practices in human-to-human interactions. In this paper, we put forward an empirically grounded argument in favor of some technologies being designed for social responsiveness. Although our usual practices will likely undergo adjustments in response to innovative technologies, some systems which we encounter can be designed to accommodate our natural moral responses. In short, fostering HCI and HRI that sustains and promotes our natural moral practices calls for a co-developmental process with some AI and robotic technologies.

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The Influences of Video Gaming on US Children's Moral Reasoning About Violence

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Violent Video Games and Attitudes Towards Victims of Crime

Violent Video Games and Attitudes Towards Victims of Crime

Media Use and the Development of Moral Reasoning

Socially responsive technologies: toward a co-developmental path

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