The relationship between everyday sadism, violent video game play, and fascination with weapons

Gonzalez, Jeanette; Greitemeyer, Tobias

doi:10.1016/j.paid.2017.11.045

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“…Sadism was indirectly associated with POG via escape, competition, and fantasy motives among the total sample, and it was directly associated with POG among first-person shooter gamers. Given that most of the gamers in the study were playing violent games (within roleplaying games and first-person shooter games), this finding is expected because previous studies indicate both cross-sectionally and longitudinally that everyday sadism is associated with the amount of violent videogame play when other personality traits are controlled for (Gonzalez & Greitemeyer, 2018;Greitemeyer, 2015;Greitemeyer & Sagioglou, 2017). Sadists enjoy humiliating others, cruelty, and deviant behaviors (O'Meara et al, 2011).…”

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confidence: 86%

The Dark Tetrad traits and problematic online gaming: The mediating role of online gaming motives and moderating role of game types

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Jonason

Griffiths

2018

Personality and Individual Differences

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Different personality traits are correlated with problematic internet use and online gaming. However, associations between dark personality traits and problematic online gaming (POG) have received less attention. The present study investigated direct and indirect associations of the Dark Tetrad traits (i.e., Machiavellianism, psychopathy, narcissism, sadism) with POG via online gaming motives (controlling for hours spent gaming) among 421 online gamers. Mediation analyses showed narcissism was indirectly associated with POG via online gaming motives of escape and fantasy among role-playing game players and total sample. Sadism was directly associated with POG among first-person shooter game players and indirectly with POG via online gaming motives of escape and fantasy among role-playing game players and total sample. The findings suggest that dark traits should also be taken into account when considering theoretical models involving problematic gaming use, online gaming motives, and preference of different games.

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The Dark Tetrad traits and problematic online gaming: The mediating role of online gaming motives and moderating role of game types

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Jonason

Griffiths

2018

Personality and Individual Differences

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“…Given that most modern violent video games involve seriously harming other game characters, they may provide the opportunity for everyday sadists to satisfy their need for cruelty. In line with this reasoning, research has shown that everyday sadists are attracted to violent video games (Gonzalez & Greitemeyer, 2018;Greitemeyer, 2015). Importantly, this relationship held when controlling for the influence of trait aggression and the Dark Triad (narcissism, Machiavellianism, and psychopathy), suggesting that everyday sadists in particular are attracted to violent video games.…”

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“…For example, individuals who score high on the personality trait of everyday sadism find more pleasure in killing bugs and harming unknown persons than do nonsadists. In line with this reasoning, research has shown that everyday sadists are attracted to violent video games (Gonzalez & Greitemeyer, 2018;Greitemeyer, 2015). Given that most modern violent video games involve seriously harming other game characters, they may provide the opportunity for everyday sadists to satisfy their need for cruelty.…”

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Are everyday sadists specifically attracted to violent video games and do they emotionally benefit from playing those games?

Greitemeyer

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Heuberger

2018

Aggressive Behavior

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The present research tested the hypothesis that everyday sadists show a distinct preference for violent video games and examined the relationship between everyday sadism and participant's mood after violent video game play. In Study 1, participants watched three trailers for video games that differed in their level of violent content. Whereas everyday sadists were attracted to a violent video game, there was no significant positive association between everyday sadism and attraction to the nonviolent video games. Study 2 showed that after playing a violent video game, there was a significant positive relationship between everyday sadism and participant's positive mood and a negative relationship between everyday sadism and participant's negative mood. In contrast, after playing a nonviolent video game, the relationship between everyday sadism and participant's negative mood was less pronounced. Overall, these studies show that everyday sadists specifically like to play violent video games and suggest that this tendency is adaptive in that they emotionally benefit from playing violent video games.

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“…The present study also found that VVGs increased shy individuals’ negative affect, hostile attributions, and aggressive behaviors. The GAM has suggested that individuals with a “risk” personality (e.g., aggressive personality; Gonzalez & Greitemeyer, ) are more likely to be influenced by adverse environments (e.g., playing VVGs). The results of the present study suggested that individuals’ aggressive behaviors could be differentially susceptible to VVGs depending on their level of shyness in a “for bad and for worse” manner.…”

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The effects of violent video games and shyness on individuals’ aggressive behaviors

Gao

Wang

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Aggressive Behavior

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The general aggression model (GAM) has suggested that the interaction between person factors (e.g., personality variables) and situation factors (e.g., playing violent video games [VVGs]) can increase individuals' aggressive behaviors through their cognition (e.g., hostile attributions), affect (e.g., negative affect), and/or arousal. The present study employed a modified competitive reaction time task to test the effects of shyness, violent (vs. nonviolent) gameplay, and shyness on individuals' positive -negative affect, hostile attributions, and aggressive behaviors. In addition, the present study also employed structural equation modeling (SEM) to test the mediation (by cognition and affect) and moderation (by shyness). Results showed that playing a VVG increased aggressive behaviors, negative affect, and hostile attributions primarily among shy participants. In addition, the results of SEM also revealed that this moderating role was mediated by negative affect and hostile attributions. The present study supported GAM and showed that individuals' aggressive behaviors are differentially susceptible to VVGs, depending on their level of shyness in a "for bad and for worse" manner. K E Y W O R D S aggressive behaviors, hostile attributions, positive-negative affect, shyness, VVGs

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The relationship between everyday sadism, violent video game play, and fascination with weapons

Cited by 27 publications

References 19 publications

The Dark Tetrad traits and problematic online gaming: The mediating role of online gaming motives and moderating role of game types

The Dark Tetrad traits and problematic online gaming: The mediating role of online gaming motives and moderating role of game types

Are everyday sadists specifically attracted to violent video games and do they emotionally benefit from playing those games?

The effects of violent video games and shyness on individuals’ aggressive behaviors

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