Violent games lead to higher pain tolerance - study

by Ben Salter Featured 12 Comments 31 Votes 2080 Views 11/09/2012 Back to News

A study has found that people who play violent video games have a 65% higher pain threshold than those who don't. That's one back for our side.

The study was conducted at Keele University in the UK, where participants played a game for 10 minutes and then put their hands in freezing water, reports The Daily Mail.

Those who played a violent video game were able to keep their hands in the icy cold water for longer than those who didn't, and had a higher heart rate.

Researchers linked the results to violent video games beginning to trigger the 'fight or flight' response.

Still, cold water? I would have loved to have seen this done before ethics said you can't mentally or physically destroy someone in the name of science. Unfortunately video games weren't a thing back then.

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xxLCr0wxx

Did not know that
Score one for us gamers

11/09/2012

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M@ndyz

I gave birth 3 times without an epidural.. I'm the pain master.. [Derp]

11/09/2012

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greenbob

Not a proper scientific study.

Violent video games arent the cause. The increased adrenaline and heart rate is, which you can obtain through non violent games.

A game like Mario Kart would have given the same results.

11/09/2012

Diff room to my wii. I can't wii and chat at same time.

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punk

I play mario games and I'm a tough mother..

though I think that's due to killing it in a circle mosh, doing Taekwondo and other forms of martial arts, mt biking, rugby and soccer (I'll knee you in the face) etc

*goes back to playing ratchet and clank*

hates cod =D

11/09/2012

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Makra

greenbob said: Not a proper scientific study.
Violent video games arent the cause. The increased adrenaline and heart rate is, which you can obtain through non violent games.
A game like Mario Kart would have given the same results.

Yeah, and saying that pain tolerance as a whole is higher also seems improper. They would need a range of causes of pain to accurately confirm that.

11/09/2012

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gargoyles

Everyones pain tolerance is different. Maybe the people they got to play violent games had a higher tolerance than the other people.

I don't really play violent games and my pain tolerance is pretty high.

11/09/2012

It's none of your business: ლ(╹◡╹ლ)

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The_Boss

Is this why see alot of hardcore Call of Duty gamers going to the military recruitment centre, sign up and thinking they can take it?

11/09/2012

Straight out of Bel Air

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capt_oats

*walks out onto a highway to test out theory*

11/09/2012

Σίδνεϊ, Αυστραλία.

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Makra

The_Boss said: Is this why see alot of hardcore Call of Duty gamers going to the military recruitment centre, sign up and thinking they can take it?

Nah that's just being delusional.

11/09/2012

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The_Boss

*walks out and punch a random Tongan guy in public to test out theory*

11/09/2012

Straight out of Bel Air