Rothmund, Tobias;
Bender, Jens;
Nauroth, Peter;
Gollwitzer, Mario
Public concerns about violent video games are moral concerns—How moral threat can make pacifists susceptible to scientific and political claims against violent video games
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Medientyp:
E-Artikel
Titel:
Public concerns about violent video games are moral concerns—How moral threat can make pacifists susceptible to scientific and political claims against violent video games
Beteiligte:
Rothmund, Tobias;
Bender, Jens;
Nauroth, Peter;
Gollwitzer, Mario
Erschienen:
Wiley, 2015
Erschienen in:European Journal of Social Psychology
Beschreibung:
<jats:title>Abstract</jats:title><jats:p>Public discussions about the harmfulness of violent media are often held in the aftermath of violent felony. At the same time, we know little about whether and how experiencing real‐life violence impacts the way laypersons perceive and evaluate debates about virtual violence. In Study 1, we provided data indicating that both real‐life violence and violent video games are perceived as morally threatening by people who regard nonviolence to be an important moral value (i.e., pacifists). In Study 2, we hypothesized and found that when pacifists perceive threat from the presence of real‐life violence, they are especially susceptible to scientific and political claims indicating that violent video games are harmful. Our findings are in line with the value protection model and research on the psychological consequences of threat. Implications of the present findings are discussed with regard to a better understanding of the violent video games debate in the general public.</jats:p>