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Coyne, Sarah M.; Busby, Dean; Bushman, Brad J.; Gentile, Douglas A.; Ridge, Robert; Stockdale, Laura – Family Relations, 2012
The current study assessed how playing video games can influence conflict and aggression in relationships. A sample of 1,333 heterosexual couples reported their video game playing habits, conflict regarding the media, and physical and relational aggression (both self and partner directed). Results showed that for men (but not women), time spent…
Descriptors: Video Games, Conflict, Aggression, Interpersonal Relationship
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Padilla-Walker, Laura M.; Coyne, Sarah M.; Fraser, Ashley M. – Family Relations, 2012
The way families have used the media has substantially changed over the past decade. Within the framework of family systems theory, this paper examines the relations between family media use and family connection in a sample of 453 adolescents (mean age of child = 14.32 years, SD = 0.98, 52% female) and their parents. Results revealed that cell…
Descriptors: Video Games, Family (Sociological Unit), Systems Approach, Correlation