Cutting film violence: Effects on perceptions, enjoyment, and arousal

Journal of Social Psychology

Volumn 139, Issue 5, 1999, Pages 567-582

  Berry, Mike ^a   Gray, Tim ^a   Donnerstein, Ed ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AFFECT; AROUSAL; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE; AUDIOVISUAL EQUIPMENT; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GENDER IDENTITY; HUMAN; MALE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; STUDENT; VIOLENCE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AFFECT; AROUSAL; ATTITUDE; FEMALE; GENDER IDENTITY; HUMANS; MALE; MOTION PICTURES; STUDENTS; VIOLENCE;

EID: 0033205268     PISSN: 00224545     EISSN: 19401183     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00224549909598417     Document Type: Article

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