Violent video games linked to verbal aggression and hostility but not physical aggression

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Violent video games linked to verbal aggression and hostility but not physical aggression - Lemmy.world

Violent video games linked to verbal aggression and hostility but not physical aggression::Violent video games are linked to higher levels of verbal aggression and hostility but not physical aggression, with narcissistic traits also correlating with aggressive behaviors, according to a study published in Frontiers in Psychology. The research emphasizes that personality traits and game choice independently contribute to aggressive tendencies, but neither is proven as a causal factor. …

Replace “violent video” with “competitive” and you’ll find the same result.
To be fair, almost every popular competitive video game does involve violence in some way and will be classified accordingly by PEGI (which they looked at in this study).

Would rocket league count as having violence?

Sports aren’t “violent”, so why would rocket league be? Demolitions would be a tackle in football or a check in hockey.