Researchers at Stanford University have found no link between violence in video games and violence in the real world in their latest studies, contradicting what many politicians and influencers in the United States have claimed these last years.
They have long blamed video games and the mental health behaviors they generate for mass shootings.
The study results confirmed that current medical research has found no causal link between playing video games and real-life gun violence.
Among the remarkable results of the study is the decrease in crime rates after the release of popular and violent video games.
The Stanford University study also discussed a number of benefits of playing video games, which have been scientifically proven to positively affect gamer behavior, such as the development of a feelings of accomplishment, strengthening social relationships and reducing levels of depression, stress and loneliness. .
In this regard, Samer Makhoul, a consultant psychiatrist, told Sky News Arabia: “The study said that it did not find clear evidence of the relationship between the two, but it does not deny the existence of such a relationship.
He continued: “It is difficult to determine the impact of video games on a child over the years, because during their upbringing there are other factors that affect them and their susceptibility to violence, such as the disintegration of the family, the surrounding environment and other factors.
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