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30 - Video Game Effects

from Part IV - Effects in Cyber Behavior

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  06 December 2024

By
Whitney DeCamp ,
Rebecca Sevin ,
Kevin Daly  and
Ryan Castillo
Edited by
Zheng Yan
Zheng Yan
Affiliation:
University at Albany, State University of New York
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Summary

1 Introduction

2 Video Games, Violence, and Aggression

3 Video Games, Politics, and Speech

4 Video Games and Gender

5 Video Games and Harassment

6 Video Games and Addiction

7 Loot Boxes, Gambling, and Exploitation

8 Video Games and Social Networks

9 Video Games and Cognitive, Emotional, and Health Effects

10 Conclusion

11 Future Directions

Keywords

video gamesgamingcomputershealthgenderviolenceaggressionspeechaddictiongambling
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The Cambridge Handbook of Cyber Behavior , pp. 879 - 913
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Print publication year: 2023

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