Video game violence: A review of the empirical literature

Aggression and Violent Behavior

Volumn 3, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 407-428

  Dill, Karen E ^a   Dill, Jody C ^b  

^a LENOIR RHYNE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Aggression; Video games; Violence; Virtual reality

Indexed keywords

ADDICTION; AGGRESSION; COMPULSION; MASS MEDIUM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUNISHMENT; RECREATION; REINFORCEMENT; REVIEW; REWARD; SELF CONCEPT; SELF ESTEEM; VIOLENCE; VIRTUAL REALITY;

EID: 0031757397     PISSN: 13591789     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1359-1789(97)00001-3     Document Type: Article

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