The role of violent cognition in the relationship between personality and the involvement in violent films and computer games

Personality and Individual Differences

Volumn 41, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 381-392

  Sigurdsson, Jon Fridrik ^a   Gudjonsson, Gisli H ^b   Bragason, Atli Viar ^c   Kristjansdottir, Elsa ^c   Sigfusdottir, Inga Dora ^d  

^a LANDSPITALI UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Iceland)

^b KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ICELAND   (Iceland)

^d REYKJAVIK UNIVERSITY   (Iceland)

Author keywords

Antisocial personality traits; Empathy; Gender differences; Maudsley Violence Questionnaire; Proviolence attitudes

Indexed keywords

EID: 33646598630     PISSN: 01918869     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.paid.2006.02.006     Document Type: Article

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