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the present study is the first to investigate the effects of long-term violent video gameplay

Our participants played the violent video game Grand Theft Auto V, the non-violent video game The Sims 3 or no game at all for 2 months on a daily basis. No significant changes were observed, neither when comparing the group playing a violent video game to a group playing a non-violent game, nor to a passive control group.

the question that society is actually interested in is not: “Are people more aggressive after having played violent video games for a few minutes? And are these people more aggressive minutes after gameplay ended?”, but rather “What are the effects of frequent, habitual violent video game playing? And for how long do these effects persist (not in the range of minutes but rather weeks and months)?”

Technology makes it too easy to say things that are impulsive or unkind

Your words can be misinterpreted, manipulated, and forwarded without your permission

Once you share something online, you lose control of where it goes, who can forward it, who will see it, and how it can potentially be used

“What is the “right” age for youngsters to begin texting and using social media?”

If you wouldn’t say something to a person’s face, don’t send it via text or the internet.

Don’t gossip about other people