Violent gamers are relaxed

In a study conducted by Jane Barnett and colleagues at Middlesex University, psychologists found that gamers were more likely to be calm or simply tired after playing, rather than itching to go outside and kick someone's head in. The researchers surveyed 292 male and female online gamers aged between 12 and 83 and had them play the massively multiplayer online role-playing game World of Warcraft. They were asked to complete a survey about anger, aggression, and personality prior to and following a two-hour session of WOW, which is only rated T for Teen in the US and 12+ in the UK.