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Can Video Games Be Used as a Stealth Assessment of Aggression?: A Criterion-Related Validity Study

Can Video Games Be Used as a Stealth Assessment of Aggression?: A Criterion-Related Validity Study

Michael P. McCreery, S. Kathleen Krach, Catherine A. Bacos, Jeffrey R. Laferriere, Danielle L. Head
Copyright: © 2019 |Volume: 11 |Issue: 2 |Pages: 10
ISSN: 1942-3888|EISSN: 1942-3896|EISBN13: 9781522565611|DOI: 10.4018/IJGCMS.2019040103
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McCreery, Michael P., et al. "Can Video Games Be Used as a Stealth Assessment of Aggression?: A Criterion-Related Validity Study." IJGCMS vol.11, no.2 2019: pp.40-49. http://doi.org/10.4018/IJGCMS.2019040103

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McCreery, M. P., Krach, S. K., Bacos, C. A., Laferriere, J. R., & Head, D. L. (2019). Can Video Games Be Used as a Stealth Assessment of Aggression?: A Criterion-Related Validity Study. International Journal of Gaming and Computer-Mediated Simulations (IJGCMS), 11(2), 40-49. http://doi.org/10.4018/IJGCMS.2019040103

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McCreery, Michael P., et al. "Can Video Games Be Used as a Stealth Assessment of Aggression?: A Criterion-Related Validity Study," International Journal of Gaming and Computer-Mediated Simulations (IJGCMS) 11, no.2: 40-49. http://doi.org/10.4018/IJGCMS.2019040103

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Abstract

The current pilot study examined how well a reflective moral-choice video game predicted the rating scale scores of aggression types. To begin, the authors used a coding system to examine in-game proactive and reactive behaviors. This analysis resulted in a tallied score for each construct. These game-based scores were then included in regression models, examining how well within-game behaviors predict scores on a pre-existing rating scale of both proactive and reactive aggression. Findings indicated that game-based proactive scores were not predictive of proactive aggression ratings; however, reactive game-based scores were predictive of reactive aggression ratings. Implications for these findings are discussed.

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