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Abstract

In Pakistani society, there are growing concerns that violent video games are developing anti-social behaviour in the young generation. Among other video games, PUBG is under heavy criticism despite its popularity among youths. This study sought to understand empirically that is there any connection between playing PUBG and aggression. Moreover, the study investigated the moderating role of family monitoring in decreasing PUBG Play and aggressive behaviour. A virtual snowball sampling technique was used, in which self-rated responses from 1000 players were obtained. The study's findings showed a strong significant positive correlation between playing PUBG and a higher level of aggressive behaviour. The result of moderation shows that significant family monitoring exists. This moderation is properly working on the light users of PUBG whereas the heavy users exposed to the violence deviate from this supervision. The study recommended that all the stakeholders should play their role in educating the masses about the risk associated with playing excessive violent video games.