Trait aggressiveness, media violence, and perceptions of interpersonal conflict

Personality and Individual Differences

Volumn 31, Issue 6, 2001, Pages 821-835

  Kiewitz, Christian ^a   Weaver III, James B ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA   (United States)

^b VIRGINIA POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE AND STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Interpersonal conflict; Media violence; Perceptions; Trait aggressiveness

Indexed keywords

EID: 0035888857     PISSN: 01918869     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0191-8869(00)00179-3     Document Type: Article

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