ABSTRACT
Introduction: Video games are considered to be causing deleterious effect on children as they influence their minds regarding aggression. Aggressive behaviour includes fighting, arguing, yelling and bullying others. The promotion of these emotions by video games depends upon various factors like active parental surveillance and minimizing the number and duration of playing sessions, tactfully
Objective: To investigate the relation between over playing of video games and aggressiveness of children
Study design: Descriptive cross-sectional study
Setting: Community and Elementary schools of Faisalabad
Duration of study: Three months from January to March 2018
Sample size: 100 children. Both male and females were included
Data collection procedure: The children were given survey questionnaires and then assessed accordingly
Results: The children who played games with more violent content were found fighting and arguing in more number. This verified the significance of positive relation between video games and aggression
Conclusion: Video games play a prominent role in boosting the aggressive emotions in children