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The Impact of Violent Video Games on Anxiety Disorder

Yun Wan Guangdong Experimental High School International Department (AP)*

* Corresponding author: [email protected]

Abstract

With the gradual development of the Internet, playing video games has become a new trend. More and more people are increasingly playing the violent video games, which often contain various bloody elements, including but not limited to killing other players with weapons, and there is often blood in the picture. And this topic has attracted many scholars’ attentions. This paper will use literature review to review the current studies about the impact of playing violent video game on anxiety disorder. It will also involve a branch of violent games, FPS games. While previous studies show mixed results, this literature review will specially focus on the negative effects that violent video games bring to the anxiety disorder. The database includes the PubMed and Google Scholar, but there are fewer studies about FPS game, and there is a considerable room for future specific studying in this topic. Although disagreements remain in the literature review, the overall evidence suggests that prolonged and intense engagement in violent video games may have negative impacts on anxiety disorder. Future research should use more longitudinal research to establish the causal relationship.

Keywords: violent video game; anxiety disorder; internet gaming disorder
Published: October 28, 2025
DOI: 10.54254/2753-7064/2025.KM28622
Volume: CHR Vol.89
pp. 178-183
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