APS

29th APS Annual Convention · 2017

The Relationship Between Video Games Genre, Relationship Violence, and Sexual Pressure

Boston, MA · May 2017

Poster Session · Social

  • Ronald Miller
    Brigham Young University Hawaii
  • Leslie I. Silva
    Brigham Young University Hawaii
  • Alison Anglen
    Brigham Young University Hawaii
  • Dean Busby
    Brigham Young University

Abstract

Playing video games may produce a decrease in violence and sexual pressure. Regressions revealed a negative correlation between video game play and how often an individual pressures their partner for sex, and MMORPG and First Action Shooter games and how often an individual physically pushed their partner.

Relationships

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