When God sanctions killing: Effect of scriptural violence on aggression

Psychological Science

Volumn 18, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 204-207

  Bushman, Brad J ^a,b   Ridge, Robert D ^c   Das, Enny ^b   Key, Colin W ^c   Busath, Gregory L ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

^b VU UNIVERSITY AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

^c BRIGHAM YOUNG UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

AGGRESSION; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARTICLE; FEMALE; HOMICIDE; HUMAN; LITERATURE; MALE; NETHERLANDS; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; RELIGION; STUDENT; UNITED STATES; VIOLENCE;

AGGRESSION; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; BIBLE; FEMALE; HOMICIDE; HUMANS; MALE; NETHERLANDS; RELIGION AND PSYCHOLOGY; STUDENTS; UNITED STATES; VIOLENCE;

EID: 34247237255     PISSN: 09567976     EISSN: 14679280     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-9280.2007.01873.x     Document Type: Article

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