Internet fantasy violence: A test of aggression in an online game

Communication Monographs

Volumn 72, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 217-233

  Williams, Dmitri ^a   Skoric, Marko ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA CHAMPAIGN   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

Author keywords

Aggressive Behavior; Internet; Online Game; Video Games

Indexed keywords

EID: 27944475892     PISSN: 03637751     EISSN: 14795787     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/03637750500111781     Document Type: Article

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