Cruel intentions on television and in real life: Can viewing indirect aggression increase viewers' subsequent indirect aggression?

Journal of Experimental Child Psychology

Volumn 88, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 234-253

  Coyne, Sarah M ^a   Archer, John ^a   Eslea, Mike ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CENTRAL LANCASHIRE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Adolescents; Indirect aggression; Media effects; Relational aggression; Social aggression; Television

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; AGGRESSION; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR; CHILD; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MASS MEDIUM; PHOTOSTIMULATION; SOCIOPATHY; TELEVISION; VIOLENCE;

ADOLESCENT; AGGRESSION; CHILD; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTENTION; MALE; MASS MEDIA; PHOTIC STIMULATION; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR DISORDERS; TELEVISION; VIOLENCE;

EID: 2942644328     PISSN: 00220965     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jecp.2004.03.001     Document Type: Article

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