Video games and adolescents' intentions to take risks in traffic.

Full Abstract

In a sample of 2193 adolescents the impact of racing games and drive'em up games on the intention to engage in risky driving was examined. The results indicated that playing video games is a small predictor of attitudes (standardized total effect of .171), which in turn, predict fun riding intentions (R(2) = .555).

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Author information

Author/s: Beullens, Kathleen (K); Roe, Keith (K); Van den Bulck, Jan (J);

Affiliation: Leuven School for Mass Communication Research, Katholieke Universiteit Leuven, 3000 Leuven, Belgium. Kathleen.Beullens(-atsign-)soc.kuleuven.be

Journal and publication information

Publication Type: Journal Article; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

Journal: The Journal of adolescent health : official publication of the Society for Adolescent Medicine (J Adolesc Health), published in United States. (Language: eng)

Reference: 2008-Jul; vol 43 (issue 1) : pp 87-90

Dates: Created 2008/06/20; Completed 2008/07/21; Revised 2008/10/14;

PMID: 18565442, status: MEDLINE (last retrieval date: 11/6/2008)

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MeSH headings (categories)

This article was linked to the MESH Headings shown below.

Adolescent
Adult
Aggression
Automobile Driving - psychology
Belgium
Female

Humans
Male
Questionnaires
Risk Assessment
Risk-Taking
Video Games - adverse effects

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