THE INFLUENCE OF VIDEO GAME ON AGGRESSION AND ANGER

Abstract

Several studies have shown that playing violent video games can increase aggression and frustration and anger. This study uses an instrument that is used by Williams (2005) and the aggression questionnaire Buss-Perry Scale (1992) in order to determine whether violent video games, frustration and difficulty influential games simultaneously against aggression and anger. The participants of this research were 60 students (33 undergraduate student and 27 senior high school students). The results of this research indicated that the level of game difficulty, frustration and violent video game played simultaneously will effect to the aggression and anger. This study also showed relationship between respondents who play games on the warnet (game station) with a tendency to play violent video games and aggression.