| Publication type: | Book part |
| Type of review: | Not specified |
| Title: | Violent video games and cyberbullying : why education is better than regulation |
| Authors: | Genner, Sarah |
| DOI: | 10.1007/978-94-6265-005-3_13 |
| Published in: | Minding minors wandering the web : regulating online child safety |
| Editors of the parent work: | van der Hof, Simone van den Berg, Bibi Schermer, Bart |
| Page(s): | 229 |
| Pages to: | 243 |
| Issue Date: | 2014 |
| Series: | Information Technology and Law Series |
| Series volume: | 24 |
| Publisher / Ed. Institution: | T.M.C. Asser Press, The Hague |
| Publisher / Ed. Institution: | Den Haag |
| ISBN: | 978-94-6265-004-6 |
| Language: | English |
| Subject (DDC): | 302: Social interaction 370: Education |
| Abstract: | Online safety for youth is a growing concern for parents, educators, and policymakers. Legal regulation of online risks and youth protection are often well intentioned, but not effective as this chapter shows using the example of violent shooter games and cyberbullying in Switzerland. Politicians demand bans and regulations in spite of the limited success of previous youth protection laws. A closer look at Swiss public debates on the ban on “killer games” unveils that regulation concerning youth and media is very complex and influenced by political interests of certain policymakers. Research on media effects shows that risks are highly interconnected with psychological resilience. Resilient youth are less susceptible to negative effects of media violence and cyberbullying. The chapter summarizes research to date on violent games (which are increasingly played online) and cyberbullying, analyses the political public debate and, finally, emphasizes why educational measures and focusing on fostering psychological resilience are more effective than legal regulation in the long run to reduce online risks. |
| URI: | https://digitalcollection.zhaw.ch/handle/11475/1883 |
| Fulltext version: | Published version |
| License (according to publishing contract): | Licence according to publishing contract |
| Departement: | Applied Psychology |
| Organisational Unit: | Psychological Institute (PI) |
| Appears in collections: | Publikationen Angewandte Psychologie |
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Genner, S. (2014). Violent video games and cyberbullying : why education is better than regulation. In S. van der Hof, B. van den Berg, & B. Schermer (Eds.), Minding minors wandering the web : regulating online child safety (pp. 229–243). T.M.C. Asser Press, The Hague. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-6265-005-3_13
Genner, S. (2014) ‘Violent video games and cyberbullying : why education is better than regulation’, in S. van der Hof, B. van den Berg, and B. Schermer (eds) Minding minors wandering the web : regulating online child safety. Den Haag: T.M.C. Asser Press, The Hague, pp. 229–243. Available at: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-6265-005-3_13.
S. Genner, “Violent video games and cyberbullying : why education is better than regulation,” in Minding minors wandering the web : regulating online child safety, S. van der Hof, B. van den Berg, and B. Schermer, Eds. Den Haag: T.M.C. Asser Press, The Hague, 2014, pp. 229–243. doi: 10.1007/978-94-6265-005-3_13.
GENNER, Sarah, 2014. Violent video games and cyberbullying : why education is better than regulation. In: Simone VAN DER HOF, Bibi VAN DEN BERG und Bart SCHERMER (Hrsg.), Minding minors wandering the web : regulating online child safety. Den Haag: T.M.C. Asser Press, The Hague. S. 229–243. ISBN 978-94-6265-004-6
Genner, Sarah. 2014. “Violent Video Games and Cyberbullying : Why Education Is Better than Regulation.” In Minding Minors Wandering the Web : Regulating Online Child Safety, edited by Simone van der Hof, Bibi van den Berg, and Bart Schermer, 229–43. Den Haag: T.M.C. Asser Press, The Hague. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-6265-005-3_13.
Genner, Sarah. “Violent Video Games and Cyberbullying : Why Education Is Better than Regulation.” Minding Minors Wandering the Web : Regulating Online Child Safety, edited by Simone van der Hof et al., T.M.C. Asser Press, The Hague, 2014, pp. 229–43, https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-6265-005-3_13.
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