Bullismo nella scuola primaria e utilizzo dei videogiochi a contenuto violento : quale relazione?

This article, by presenting the data from two different studies, intends to find out the possible relationship between the use of violent videogames and bullying. The first research was conducted on 106 students of a primary school (average age: 9.6 years), who were administered a self-report questionnaire on the use of videogames and an instrument to measure the bullying behavior. 154 students of a primary school (average age: 10 years) took part in the second study, which made use of a different questionnaire on the use of videogames and the same instrument to measure their bullying behavior. The results of both the studies have highlighted a correlation between the use of violent videogames and bullying behavior.