Violent video game exposure and aggression: A literature review

Minerva Psichiatrica

Volumn 45, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 1-18

  Carnagey, N L ^a   Anderson, C A ^a  

^a Department of Statistics Center for Statistics and Applications in Forensic Evidence Iowa State University 2438 Osborn Dr Ames   (United States)

Author keywords

Aggression; Child; Video games; Violence

Indexed keywords

AFFECT; AGGRESSION; COGNITION; DESENSITIZATION; MEDICAL LITERATURE; ONLINE SYSTEM; RECREATION; REVIEW; TELEVISION; VIOLENCE;

EID: 2442429361     PISSN: 03911772     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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