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Violent Video Game Exposure and Problem Behaviors among Children and Adolescents: The Mediating Role of Deviant Peer Affiliation for Gender and Grade Differences

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  • Mingchen Wei

    (Research Center of Mental Health Education, Faculty of Psychology, Southwest University, Chongqing 400715, China)

  • Yanling Liu

    (Research Center of Mental Health Education, Faculty of Psychology, Southwest University, Chongqing 400715, China)

  • Shuai Chen

    (Research Center of Mental Health Education, Faculty of Psychology, Southwest University, Chongqing 400715, China)

Abstract

Based on problem behavior theory, a mediation model for gender and grade differences is explored in this study. The study examined gender and grade differences in the effects of violent video games and deviant peer affiliation on problem behaviors among children and adolescents. A total of 2118 children and adolescents from four primary and middle schools in China (M age = 13.08, SD = 2.17) were surveyed using an anonymous questionnaire on basic information, exposure to violent video games, deviant peer affiliation, and problem behaviors. The results showed that exposure to violent video games significantly positively predicted problem behaviors, and deviant peer affiliation played a mediating role. Significant gender and grade differences were found in the mediating effect. This finding helps understand the individual differences in the influencing factors of problem behaviors. Further, it has important implications for interventions to reduce problem behaviors among children and adolescents.

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  • Mingchen Wei & Yanling Liu & Shuai Chen, 2022. "Violent Video Game Exposure and Problem Behaviors among Children and Adolescents: The Mediating Role of Deviant Peer Affiliation for Gender and Grade Differences," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 19(22), pages 1-14, November.
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