The current pilot study examined how well a reflective moral-choice video game predicted the rating scale scores of aggression types. To begin, the authors used a coding system to examine in-game proactive and reactive behaviors. This analysis resulted in a tallied score for each construct. These game-based scores were then included in regression models, examining how well within-game behaviors predict scores on a pre-existing rating scale of both proactive and reactive aggression. Findings indicated that game-based proactive scores were not predictive of proactive aggression ratings; however, reactive game-based scores were predictive of reactive aggression ratings. Implications for these findings are discussed.

Michael P. McCreery

S. Kathleen Krach

Catherine A. Bacos

Jeffrey R. Laferriere

Danielle L. Head

International Journal of Gaming and Computer-Mediated Simulations

Can Video Games Be Used as a Stealth Assessment of Aggression?

Examination of how well a reflective moral-choice video game predicted the rating scale scores of aggression types indicated that game-based proactive scores were not predictive of proactive aggression ratings; however, reactive game- based scores were predictive of reactive aggression ratings.

Can Video Games Be Used as a Stealth Assessment of Aggression?

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Category	Quartile
COMPUTER SCIENCE, INTERDISCIPLINARY APPLICATIONS	4