14 DAY TRIAL // A new study from a Canadian researcher claims that a significant statistical negative relationship exists between violent video games and the development of socio-moral maturity in young teenagers.
The information comes from the Brock University, with researcher Mirjana Bajovic claiming that the study has examined 109 students from the eighth grade from seven elementary schools and has evaluated their Sociomoral Reflection Measure scores.
Those who played video games for three or more hours a day showed lower scores than those who spent just one hour with similar content, says The Escapist.
Mirjana Bajovic says that it’s not realistic to try and keep kids away from video games, but that an effort should be made to evaluate how long they are playing for and what kind of content they have access to.
The study might need a bigger sample size than 109 in order to deliver clearer conclusions and maybe change the way parents deal with their children’s behavior.