http://www.mormonlife.com/tag/Video%20Games Mormon Life - Video Games tag http://www.mormonlife.com/story/66287-byu-study-profanity-in-tv-and-video-games-linked-to-teen-aggression http://www.mormonlife.com/story/66287-byu-study-profanity-in-tv-and-video-games-linked-to-teen-aggression Mon, 17 Oct 2011 10:41:00 -0600 <div> source: news.byu.edu </div> While it’s been long established that watching violent scenes increases aggression levels, a new study in the medical journal Pediatrics suggests that profanity in the media may have a similar effect. Pediatrics is the top-ranked journal in its field and among the top 2 percent most-cited scientific and medical journals in the world. <p> The study appears to be the first to examine the impact of profanity in the media, which sounds surprising considering how central language is to movie and TV ratings.</p>