Exposure to Gun Violence in Video Games Increases Interest in Real Guns

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Conditions studied: Psychology, Social, Adolescent Behavior

In brief

More American children die by accidental gun use than children in other developed countries. One factor that can influence children's interest in guns is exposure to media containing guns. The objective of this study is to test whether children who play a video game containing guns will handle a real gun longer, will pull the trigger more times, and pull the trigger while pointing the gun at themselves or another than children who see the same movie without guns.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT03259139

Run by

Ohio State University

People needed

250

Starts

2017-07-01

Expected to finish

2018-08-24

Last updated by the study team

2020-05-11

Who can join

Age: 8 and older, up to 12. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: accepted.

You may qualify if…

• Age 8-12yrs, had not participated in study prior, was able to schedule participation with a known peer (8-12yo).

You may not qualify if…

• Younger than 8yo, older than 12yo, had participated in study prior, could not schedule participation with a known peer (8-12yo)

Where it is running

• Ohio State University — Columbus, Ohio, United States

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