Use of military-themed first-person shooter games and militarism: An investigation of two potential facilitating mechanisms

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Highlights:

• Study explored military-themed first-person shooter use and militaristic attitudes.

• First-person shooter use was associated with heightened moral disengagement.

• Moral disengagement was associated with militaristic attitudes.

• Use of military-themed first-person shooters was indirectly related to militarism.

摘要

•Study explored military-themed first-person shooter use and militaristic attitudes.•First-person shooter use was associated with heightened moral disengagement.•Moral disengagement was associated with militaristic attitudes.•Use of military-themed first-person shooters was indirectly related to militarism.

论文关键词:Video games,Militarism,Cultivation,Moral disengagement,Hostile attribution bias

论文评审过程:Received 29 April 2017, Revised 1 September 2017, Accepted 26 September 2017, Available online 26 September 2017, Version of Record 16 October 2017.

论文官网地址:https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chb.2017.09.035