An update on the effects of playing violent video games

Journal of Adolescence

Volumn 27, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 113-122

  Anderson, Craig A ^a  

^a Iowa State University ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; AFFECT; AGGRESSION; AGGRESSIVENESS; AROUSAL; CARDIOVASCULAR EFFECT; CHILD BEHAVIOR; COGNITION; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; EXPOSURE; HUMAN; MEDICAL RESEARCH; META ANALYSIS; RECREATION; REVIEW; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; VIOLENCE;

EID: 1242276188     PISSN: 01401971     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.adolescence.2003.10.009     Document Type: Article

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