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Violent video games linked to verbal aggression and hostility but not physical aggression (www.psypost.org)

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Violent video games linked to verbal aggression and hostility but not physical aggression::Violent video games are linked to higher levels of verbal aggression and hostility but not physical aggression, with narcissistic traits also correlating with aggressive behaviors, according to a study published in Frontiers in Psychology. The research emphasizes that personality traits and game choice independently contribute to aggressive tendencies, but neither is proven as a causal factor. ...

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[+] schmidtster@lemmy.world 9 points 1 year ago (1 children)

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[–] SkyeStarfall@lemmy.blahaj.zone 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

How is it human nature when not every human acts like this?

I'm not one privy to throwing out slurs or being verbally abusive in stressful situations. And neither are most of my friends.

[–] schmidtster@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

It’s human nature to eat, some people fast. It’s never black/white like you’re thinking.

Shades here again, even calling your best friend a bastard out of friendship would be viewed as verbally abusive to outsiders. And if you think you or your friends have never done that…. You’re only lying to yourself or aren’t looking at it as abuse, but it really is.

[–] SkyeStarfall@lemmy.blahaj.zone 0 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I think you and I have a very different definition of verbally abusive

[–] schmidtster@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

So you admit to insulting your friends during competitions? Why would it being with your friends change anything…?

[–] SkyeStarfall@lemmy.blahaj.zone 0 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

..this isn't even a good argument to use against me, because I, quite literally, never say mean things to or about my friends because of pressure or competitions or whatever. Hell, I don't think I ever even talked mean about someone behind their back, even if they may deserve it for doing something bad. I probably am more deliberate and gentle with my words than I ought to sometimes.

And my point was responding to your hypothetical, calling your friend mean things as a joke and the other person understands that doesn't count as abuse.. because it's not meant to be taken seriously. And was not meant seriously in the moment either. You literally said "..out of friendship".

..not something I ever do, either. Seriously. I don't even get how being verbally abusive is human nature.

[–] schmidtster@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago

That’s great that you think that, you think the study cares?

It’s also not mean, it’s in jest, but that’s not the point of this study. It’s the words used.