Help me answer the question whether videogames cause violence

[SlayerRondo]

Psychotic said:

SlayerRondo said:

To be fair they don't actually find a link between media violence and actual violence. They measure temporary increases in agression most often and that does not always equate to real life violence. When it comes to actual violence studies often show that video games have had a positive effect as people are less likely to act violently in the real world.

Are people who play violent video games more likely to do commit violent acts then those who play other video games, probably. But that would more likely indicate a correletory link rather than causal.

Many studies write in their conclusions that it is indeed causal effect real-life violence in the long term, not short term aggression, not a correlation. Maybe they're wrong, but hese are peer-reviewed studies and I can't dispute them effecively.

Could you direct me to the studies that showed people who started playing violent video games then started commiting violent acts. I always hear about studies that focus on the person's perceived mental state and not real life violence. My worry is they find people who already play violent video games biasing the study.