Beyond the shooter game: Examining presence and hostile outcomes among male game players

Communication Research

Volumn 33, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 448-466

  Eastin, Matthew S ^a   Griffiths, Robert P ^a  

^a OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Bias; Competition; Expectations; General aggression model; Hostility; Internet use; Multiuser; Online gaming; Presence; Priming; Video games; Violence

Indexed keywords

EID: 33750454476     PISSN: 00936502     EISSN: 15523810     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0093650206293249     Document Type: Article

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