Recent experimental studies demonstrated playing violent video games induced denying humanness to other people and suggested that other-dehumanization might account for the effect of violent video games on aggressive behavior. However, whether long-term violent video game exposure (VVGE) correlates with other-dehumanization has not been confirmed and the role of self-dehumanization in this effect is still controversial. Thus, this study attempted to provide correlational evidence and examined direct and indirect associations of VVGE and aggressive behavior through self- or other-dehumanization in 612 adolescents. We revealed other-dehumanization was linked with VVGE and it mediated the relationship between VVGE and aggressive behavior. In addition, we did not observe the predictive effect of VVGE for self-dehumanization. Our study suggested the short-term effect of playing a violent video game on other-dehumanization, observed in previous experimental investigations, could be extended to the long-term effect of VVGE. Perceiving others as less human, but not the players themselves, accounted for the effect of VVGE on aggressive behavior.

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其他非人性化而不是自我非人性化调解暴力视频游戏曝光与攻击性行为之间的关系

最近的实验研究表明，玩暴力电子游戏会导致对他人的人性否定，并表明其他非人性化可能是暴力电子游戏对攻击性行为的影响的原因。然而，长期暴力视频游戏曝光（VVGE）是否与其他非人性化相关尚未得到证实，并且自我非人性化在这种影响中的作用仍然存在争议。因此，本研究试图提供相关证据，并在 612 名青少年中通过自我或其他非人性化检查 VVGE 与攻击性行为的直接和间接关联。我们揭示了其他非人性化与 VVGE 相关，它介导了 VVGE 与攻击性行为之间的关系。此外，我们没有观察到 VVGE 对自我非人性化的预测作用。我们的研究表明，在先前的实验调查中观察到的玩暴力视频游戏对他人非人性化的短期影响可以扩展到 VVGE 的长期影响。认为其他人不那么人性化，而不是玩家自己，解释了 VVGE 对攻击性行为的影响。