This statistic displays the results of a survey fielded in Great Britain concerning views on how gaming effects gamers, particularly gamers' aggression or potential to perform acts of real-world violence. Respondents were broken down into age groupings. Seventy-nine percent of respondents over the age of sixty agreed with the statement "Video and computer games can be a cause of real-world violence and aggression."
Britons' views on how gaming effects users' aggression and violence in September 2013, by age
Characteristic
18-24
25-39
40-59
60+
Video/computer games can be a cause of real-world violence and aggression
42%
48%
61%
79%
Video/computer games can be a useful outlet for frustrations and aggression
* Respondents were asked, "to what extent, if at all, do you agree or disagree with the following statements about computer/video games." Survey methodology was not provided by the source.
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YouGov. (September 23, 2013). Britons' views on how gaming effects users' aggression and violence in September 2013, by age [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 23, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/273473/views-on-how-gaming-effects-users-in-great-britain-by-age/
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YouGov. (2013). Britons' views on how gaming effects users' aggression and violence in September 2013, by age. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 23, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/273473/views-on-how-gaming-effects-users-in-great-britain-by-age/
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