Violent video games delay the development of moral judgement in teens
A Canadian researcher has taken an important step forward in our understanding of how violent video games can affect teenagers – as well as how parents and teachers can help lessen those effects. Mirjana Bajovic of Brock University set out to discover whether there was a link between the types of video games teens played, how long they played them, and the teens’ levels of moral reasoning: their ability to take the perspective of others into account. She quizzed a group of eighth-graders (aged 13–14) about their playing habits and patterns, as well as determined their stage of moral