it’s always been the standard perception that violence in video games leads to
that violence in video games leads to
that violence in video games leads to violence in teenagers
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I’m your host Derek Allen and today we spoke to dr. Lawrence Kutner who has
spoke to dr. Lawrence Kutner who has
spoke to dr. Lawrence Kutner who has studied this topic and he’s going to
studied this topic and he’s going to
studied this topic and he’s going to tell us that there’s maybe more to the
tell us that there’s maybe more to the
tell us that there’s maybe more to the subject that we don’t know so can you
subject that we don’t know so can you
subject that we don’t know so can you tell us a little bit about grandtheft
tell us a little bit about grandtheft
tell us a little bit about grandtheft childhood grandtheft childhood is a book
childhood grandtheft childhood is a book
childhood grandtheft childhood is a book that my wife and partner in this wrote
that my wife and partner in this wrote
that my wife and partner in this wrote based on a research study we did that
based on a research study we did that
based on a research study we did that took about two years it was funded by
took about two years it was funded by
took about two years it was funded by one point five million dollars from the
one point five million dollars from the
one point five million dollars from the United States government to look at
United States government to look at
United States government to look at violence in video games and whether kids
violence in video games and whether kids
violence in video games and whether kids who play violent video games are at
who play violent video games are at
who play violent video games are at greater risk for acting out violently in
greater risk for acting out violently in
greater risk for acting out violently in the real world and what we did was a
the real world and what we did was a
the real world and what we did was a complex survey of approximately 1250
complex survey of approximately 1250
complex survey of approximately 1250 seventh and eighth grade students
seventh and eighth grade students
seventh and eighth grade students everyone who showed up in class those
everyone who showed up in class those
everyone who showed up in class those particular days it’s a good
particular days it’s a good
particular days it’s a good representative example in multiple
representative example in multiple
representative example in multiple states in the US plus five hundred of
states in the US plus five hundred of
states in the US plus five hundred of their parents but some other things to
their parents but some other things to
their parents but some other things to find out what they played why they
find out what they played why they
find out what they played why they played where they played when they
played where they played when they
played where they played when they played with whom or any of those
played with whom or any of those
played with whom or any of those functioning as markers of which kids are
functioning as markers of which kids are
functioning as markers of which kids are more likely to get into trouble with
more likely to get into trouble with
more likely to get into trouble with common behavioral problems things like
common behavioral problems things like
common behavioral problems things like getting into fights after school things
getting into fights after school things
getting into fights after school things like having problems with grades being a
like having problems with grades being a
like having problems with grades being a bully or being bullied and I’m curious
bully or being bullied and I’m curious
bully or being bullied and I’m curious is that such a controversial issue what
is that such a controversial issue what
is that such a controversial issue what exactly did you guys find in the study
exactly did you guys find in the study
exactly did you guys find in the study violence in schools has gone down and
violence in schools has gone down and
violence in schools has gone down and come down dramatically in the u.s. over
come down dramatically in the u.s. over
come down dramatically in the u.s. over the past 20 years the coverage of
the past 20 years the coverage of
the past 20 years the coverage of violence has gone up and so there’s this
violence has gone up and so there’s this
violence has gone up and so there’s this perception that schools are more
perception that schools are more
perception that schools are more dangerous than they used to be they
dangerous than they used to be they
dangerous than they used to be they really are not at all there are
really are not at all there are
really are not at all there are relatively few incidents but they get a
relatively few incidents but they get a
relatively few incidents but they get a lot of coverage that’s why we wanted to
lot of coverage that’s why we wanted to
lot of coverage that’s why we wanted to look at the more common issues like
look at the more common issues like
look at the more common issues like bullying like problems in school like
bullying like problems in school like
bullying like problems in school like destroying property which affect a lot
destroying property which affect a lot
destroying property which affect a lot more kids and to see if that was a
more kids and to see if that was a
more kids and to see if that was a marker first of all for most kids there
marker first of all for most kids there
marker first of all for most kids there isn’t a problem paying m-rated games
isn’t a problem paying m-rated games
isn’t a problem paying m-rated games however we found that those kids who
however we found that those kids who
however we found that those kids who played a lot of M rated games that as
played a lot of M rated games that as
played a lot of M rated games that as they listed them among their favorite
they listed them among their favorite
they listed them among their favorite games and they play them for more hours
games and they play them for more hours
games and they play them for more hours that they were at greater risk for
that they were at greater risk for
that they were at greater risk for having a bunch of these more common
having a bunch of these more common
having a bunch of these more common problems I have to understand this does
problems I have to understand this does
problems I have to understand this does not mean that playing these games causes
not mean that playing these games causes
not mean that playing these games causes these problems it may be that the kids
these problems it may be that the kids
these problems it may be that the kids were attracted to
were attracted to
were attracted to in the real world are also attracted to
in the real world are also attracted to
in the real world are also attracted to these games it may be a third problem or
these games it may be a third problem or
these games it may be a third problem or a third issue going on this controlling
a third issue going on this controlling
a third issue going on this controlling both of them we don’t know but we did
both of them we don’t know but we did
both of them we don’t know but we did find that if you wanted to predict which
find that if you wanted to predict which
find that if you wanted to predict which kids are more likely to get into trouble
kids are more likely to get into trouble
kids are more likely to get into trouble looking for kids who play more m-rated
looking for kids who play more m-rated
looking for kids who play more m-rated games among their favorites and play for
games among their favorites and play for
games among their favorites and play for example more than 15 hours per week they
example more than 15 hours per week they
example more than 15 hours per week they are at greater risk
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