Aggressive motivation mediates the influence of prosocial video game play on young children’s aggressive behavior

IntroductionAggressive behavior in early childhood can have lasting consequences. This study examined whether prosocial video game play can reduce aggressive behavior in relatively Chinese preschoolers and explored the mediating role of aggressive motivation and the moderating effects of age and gen...

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Published in:	Frontiers in Psychology
Main Authors:	Yan Li, Tao Deng, Nicola Ngombe, Philipp Kanske
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Frontiers Media S.A. 2025-06-01
Subjects:	prosocial video games aggressive behavior motivation pre-schoolers mediation analysis
Online Access:	https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fpsyg.2025.1526493/full