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This synopsis looks at the multi layered terrain of teenage aggression and how it has evolved in the last fiftyyears. Injury, disability, and death, which are steeply increased as violence takes adolescents in different forms, arenow the common phenomenon among the youth. Determining the impact of aggressive behavior on youth in thelong-term reveals the necessity of finding widespread effective ways of preventing, most of all, because of itsconnection with propensity to violence in adulthood. Mass media has become a deciding factor in the process; ittriggered reconsideration of the old theories like Social Learning and the Cognitive Neo-Association Theory. Thepaper examines the empirical proof of the constant relationship between media violence, especially computergames, and aggressive behavior of adolescents. The General Aggression Model proposes the causative pathwaysto explain the developmental course of aggression, casting the spotlight on the interaction of personalcharacteristics and situational conditions. The Internet, as a ubiquitous and interactive media, manifests thesituations of multidimensionality, where user engagement is active and risk due to anonymity can beexpected. The rapid development of Internet use has resulted in the emergence of 'Internet addiction'; however,scientific evidence that directly related the behaviors to aggression is still lacking. Psychological theories lookupon short-term as well as long-term effects of media violence, which highlight the requirement of additionalresearch. The influence of computer use on aggressive behavior is evaluated, particularly from the time periodwhen computer games shifted from nonviolent to highly aggressive. Laboratory studies suggest temporarytransferring effect by which exposure to violent games would increase aggression on the short term. The papercloses by discussing developmental changes in the world of adolescent aggression in the digital era and shows theneed to carry out more research to feed and inform policies and intervention strategies as adolescents go forwardto occupy digital spaces.Keywords: Juvenile Aggression, Media Violence, Internet Addiction, McGue, the General Aggression Model,Video Games, Digital Media and Preventive Aggression Strategies