The following articles are provided for you to use in constructing your argument for your assignment this week. You may go into the Capella Library if you wish, but you are not required. Reading these articles will help you to start formulating knowledge for constructing your argument that supports your stance on the topic of violence in video games.

If you’re taking the stance that video games are not harmful to children, refer to the following resources. Read the discussion section of each:

• Harrington, B., & O’Connell, M. (2016). . Computers in Human Behavior, 63, 650–658.
• Lobel, A., Engels, R., Stone, L. L., & Granic, I. (2019). . Psychology of Popular Media Culture, 8(1), 76–87.
• Verheijen, G. P., Stoltz, S. E. M. J., van den Berg, Y. H. M., & Cilleson, A. H. N. (2019). . Computers in Human Behavior, 91, 297–304.
• Wang, B., Taylor, L., & Sun, Q. (2018). . New Media & Society, 20(11), 4074–4094.

If you’re taking the stance that video games are harmful to children, refer to the following resources. Read the discussion section of each:

• Chang, J. H., & Bushman, B. J. (2019). . JAMA Network Open, 2(5), 1–11.
• Coyne, S. M., Warburton, W. A., Essig, L. W., & Stockdale, L. A. (2018). . Developmental Psychology, 54(10), 1868–1880.
• Dowsett, A., & Jackson, M. (2019). . Computers in Human Behavior, 99, 22–27.
• Greitemeyer, T. (2018). . Computers in Human Behavior, 80, 216–219.
• Shao, R., & Wang, Y. (2019). . Frontiers in Psychology, 10, 1–9.