Music and aggression: The impact of sexual-aggressive song lyrics on aggression-related thoughts, emotions, and behavior toward the same and the opposite sex

Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin

Volumn 32, Issue 9, 2006, Pages 1165-1176

  Fischer, Peter ^a   Greitemeyer, Tobias ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

Author keywords

Aggression; Media violence; Men hating; Misogynous; Music

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGGRESSION; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARTICLE; COGNITION; EMOTION; FEMALE; GERMANY; HUMAN; MALE; MASS MEDIUM; MIDDLE AGED; MUSIC; PHYSIOLOGY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PUBLICATION; RECALL; SEX DIFFERENCE; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; STATISTICS; STUDENT; VIOLENCE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGGRESSION; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; COGNITION; EMOTIONS; EROTICA; FEMALE; GERMANY; HUMANS; MALE; MASS MEDIA; MENTAL RECALL; MIDDLE AGED; MUSIC; SEX FACTORS; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; STUDENTS; VIOLENCE;

EID: 33747126068     PISSN: 01461672     EISSN: 15527433     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0146167206288670     Document Type: Article

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