Teens who expose themselves to more violence in video games are more likely to have gotten into a physical fight in the past year than teens who expose themselves to less violence in video games. Some Significant Differences between Boys and Girls Boys are more familiar with video games than girls. Boys play more frequently than girls. Boys are more likely to own their own games than girls. Boys like more violence in their video games than girls.
Boys name more violent games as their three favorite games than girls.
Boys expose themselves to more video game violence than girls. Additional studies will need to be completed before we can claim that there is a demonstrated cause effect relationship between video game violence and real life aggression. However, the recent research developments show that the concern about the impact of violent video games is justified. It should act as a spur for both more research and for greater vigilance over the video and computer game diet of children and youth. For more information, please visit the National Institute on Media and the Family's website.