With contributions from David Brake, Jesse Elvin, Rebecca Gooch, Judith Livingstone and
Russell Luyt. Key points from the evidence on harm and offence:* Research shows some …

The eighth edition of this text remains an indispensable resource for mass communication
psychology and media effects courses. This book gives readers an in-depth understanding …

This study examined male and female sexuality in video game characters. The top 20, best
selling console (Microsoft Xbox, Sony PlayStation2, and Nintendo GameCube) video games …

We document the need to examine digital game play and app use as a context for cognitive
development, particularly during middle childhood. We highlight this developmental period …

The authors present reasons why developmental psychologists should care about children's
and adolescents' digital game play. These reasons may be identified as: a) digital game play …

Video games often contain sexist content that may be connected to negative consequences
for female video game players, such as internalizing negative attitudes and beliefs about …

All too often, discussions of the effects of electronic media on children focus solely on the
negative. Some critics have argued-with little, if any, basis in empirical data-that exposure to …

Multiple studies have been addressing effects of playing violent video games. However,
most such studies neglect users' individual experiences. In fact, each player's gameplaying …

Imagine yourself living in the United States as an asylum seeker from Haiti; an Indian green-
card holder; a Polish-American citizen with legal paperwork issues and a record of a …

T his chapter aims to conceptualize and systematize the past decade's theoretical and
empirical work on digital games. 1 We focus on the social scientific perspective, with special …