Selected Academic Research Papers This section includes selected peer-reviewed journal articles from scientifc journals in psychology and medicine.  Beware, they are usually full of technical details and statistics!    General audience papers are farther down this page.

Gentile, D. A., Welk, G., Eisenmann, J. C., Reimer, R. A., Walsh, D. A., Russell, D. W., Callahan, R., Walsh, M., Strickland, S., & Fritz, K. (2009).  Evaluation of a multiple ecological level child obesity prevention program: Switch what you do, view, and chew.   BMC Medicine, 7, 49.  Also available: www.biomedcentral.com/1741-7015/7/49

Council on Communications and Media, American Academy of Pediatrics. (2009).  Media violence.  Pediatrics, 124, 1495-1503.

Gentile, D. A. (2009).  Pathological video game use among youth 8 to 18: A national study.    Psychological Science, 20, 594-602.

Gentile, D. A., Anderson, C. A., Yukawa, N., Saleem, M., Lim, K. M., Shibuya, A., Liau, A. K., Khoo, A., Bushman, B. J., Huesmann, L. R., & Sakamoto, A. (2009). The effects of prosocial video games on prosocial behaviors: International evidence from correlational, longitudinal, and experimental studies. Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin, 35, 752-763..

Linder, J. R. & Gentile, D. A. (2009). Is the television rating system valid? Indirect, verbal, and physical aggression in programs viewed by fifth grade girls and associations with behavior.  Journal of Applied Developmental Psychology.

Laurson, K., Eisenmann, J. C., Welk, G. J., Wickel, E. E., Gentile, D. A., & Walsh, D. A. (2008). Combined influence of physical activity and screen time recommendations on childhood overweight. Journal of Pediatrics, 153, 209-214.

Anderson, C. A., Sakamoto, A., Gentile, D. A., Ihori, N., & Shibuya, A., Yukawa, S., Naito, M., & Kobayashi, K. (2008).   Longitudinal effects of violent video games on aggression in Japan and the United States.  Pediatrics, 122, e1067-1072.

Flom, R. A., Gentile, D. A., & Pick, A. D. (2008).  Infants’ discrimination of happy and sad music.  Infant Behavior and Development, 31, 716-728.

Eisenmann, J. C., Gentile, D. A., Welk, G. J., Callahan, R., Strickland, S., Walsh, M., & Walsh, D. A. (2008). SWITCH: Rationale, design, and implementation of a community, school, and family-based intervention to modify behaviors related to childhood obesity. BMC Public Health, 8, 223. Avaliable: http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2458/8/223

Vogel, D., Gentile, D. A., & Kaplan, S. (2008). The influence of television on willingness to seek therapy. Journal of Clinical Psychology, 64, 276-205.

Gentile, D. A. & Gentile, J. R. (2008).  Violent video games as exemplary teachers: A conceptual analysis.  Journal of Youth and Adolescence, 9, 127-141

Gentile, D. A., Saleem, M., & Anderson, C. A. (2007). Public policy and the effects of media violence on children. Social Issues and Policy Review, 1, 15-61.

Holmes, M., Eisenmann, J. C., Ekkekakis, P., & Gentile, D. A. (in press). Physical activity, stress, and metabolic risk score in 8- to 18-year-old boys. Journal of Physical Activity & Health.

Eisenmann, J. C., Laurson, K., Wickel, E. E., Gentile, D. A., & Walsh, D. A. (2007). The utility of current pedometer step recommandations for predicting overweight in children. International Journal of Obesity, 31, 1179-1192.

Rosser, J. C., Lynch, P. J., Haskamp, L., Gentile, D. A., & Yalif, A. (2007). The impact of video games in surgical training. Archives of Surgery, 142, 181-186.

Ostrov, J. M., Gentile, D. A., & Crick, N. R. (2006). Media exposure, aggression and prosocial behavior during early childhood: A longitudinal study. Social Development, 15, 612-627. TABLE

Gentile, D. A., Humphrey, J. & Walsh, D. A. (2005). Media ratings for movies, music, video games, & television: A review of the research and recommendations for improvements. Adolescent Medicine Clinics, 16, 427-446.

Gentile, D. A. & Stone, W. (2005). Violent video game effects on children and adolescents: A review of the literature. Minerva Pediatrica, 57, 337-358.

Gentile, D. A., Oberg, C., Sherwood, N. E., Story, M., Walsh, D. A., & Hogan, M. (2004). Well-child exams in the video age: Pediatricians and the AAP guidelines for children's media use. Pediatrics, 114, 1235-1241.

Gentile, D. A., Lynch, P. J., Linder, J. R., & Walsh, D. A. (2004). The effects of violent video game habits on adolescent aggressive attitudes and behaviors. Journal of Adolescence, 27, 5-22.

Gentile, D. A. & Walsh, D. A. (2002). A normative study of family media habits.Journal of Applied Developmental Psychology, 23, 157-178.

Walsh, D. A. & Gentile, D. A. (2001). A validity test of movie, television, and video game ratings.Pediatrics, 107, 1302-1308.

Gentile, D. A. (1993). Just what are sex and gender, anyway? A call for a new terminological standard.Psychological Science, 4, 120-122.

General Audience Papers This section includes selected articles and manuscripts for parents and educators     Academic Conference papers are farther down this page.

Gentile, D. A. (2009).  Video games affect the brain - For better and worse.  Cerebrum.  New York: The Dana Foundation.  Available http://www.dana.org/news/cerebrum/detail.aspx?id=22800

Martin, S. & Oppenheim, K. (with Gentile). (2007, March). Video gaming: General and pathological use. Trends & Tudes, 6(3), 1-7.

Gentile, D. A. (2005). Examining the effects of video games from a psychological perspective: Focus on violent games and a new synthesis. Minneapolis, MN: National Institute on Media and the Family

Gentile, D. A. & Walsh, D. A. (2001). The impact of video games on children and youth (The Informed Educator Series).  Arlington, VA: Educational Research Service.

Gentile, D. A. (2005). The effects of video games on children: What parents need to know. Pediatrics for Parents, 21(6), 10-11.

Academic Conference Papers This section includes selected peer-reviewed papers presented at academic conferences

Thomas, K., Gentile, D. A., & Anderson, C. A. (2008, September). Violent video game effects on brain activation of high and low aggressive game players. Paper presented at the conference on Violence and Aggression, Ames, IA.

Stone, W. & Gentile, D. A. (2008, August).  The five dimensions of video game effects.  Paper presented at the Annual Conference of the American Psychological Association, Boston, MA.  (Note:  Due to presentation time constraints, not all slides could be presented.  For the full set, click here.)

Gentile, D. A., Walsh, D. A., Ellison, P. R., Fox, M., & Cameron, J. (2004, May). Media violence as a risk factor for children: A longitudinal study. Paper presented at the American Psychological Society 16th Annual Convention, Chicago, IL. (For presentation slides, click here)

Rosser, J. C. Jr., Lynch, P. J., Haskamp, L. A., Yalif, A., Gentile, D. A., & Giammaria, L. (2004, January). Are Video Game Players Better at Laparoscopic Surgery?  Paper presented at the Medicine Meets Virtual Reality Conference, Newport Beach, CA.

Gentile, D. A., Linder, J. R., & Walsh, D. A. (2003, April). Looking through time: A longitudinal study of children's media violence consumption at home and aggressive behaviors at school. Paper presented at the 2003 Society for Research in Child Development Biennil Conference, Tampa, FL.

Hauge, M. R. & Gentile, D. A. (2003, April). Video game addiction among adolescents: Associations with academic performance and aggression.  Poster presented at the 2003 Society for Research in Child Development Biennial Conference, Tampa, FL.

Buchanan, A. M., Gentile, D. A., Nelson, D., Walsh, D. A., & Hensel, J. (2002, August). What goes in must come out: Children's media violence consumption at home and aggressive behaviors at school.  Paper presented at the International Society for the Study of Behavioural Development Conference, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada.

Gentile, D. A., Walsh, D. A., Bloomgren, B. W., Atti, J. A., & Norman, J. A. (2001, April). Frogs sell beer: The effects of beer advertisements on adolescent drinking knowledge, attitudes, and behavior.  Paper presented at the 2001 Society for Research in Child Development Biennial Conference, Minneapolis, MN.

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