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20th March 2018
02:50pm GMT

Analysing the groups separately, the researchers failed to discover any significant difference in the volunteers' aggression levels prior to and after they took the gaming tests. No difference was found in their empathy, impulse control, anxiety or depression levels, either.
"To our knowledge, the present study employed the most comprehensive test battery spanning a multitude of domains in which changes due to violent video games may have been expected," notes the study's conclusion.
"Therefore the present results provide strong evidence against the frequently debated negative effects of playing violent video games," it adds, though the study does sign off by noting that future research is required to demonstrate the absence of effects of violent video games in children.
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