Factors Correlated with Violent Video Game Use by Adolescent Boys and Girls

Journal of Adolescent Health

Volumn 41, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 77-83

  Olson, Cheryl K ^a   Kutner, Lawrence A ^a   Warner, Dorothy E ^a   Almerigi, Jason B ^b   Baer, Lee ^a   Nicholi II, Armand M ^a   Beresin, Eugene V ^a  

^a MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Adolescent; Media violence; Survey; Video games

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ANGER; ARTICLE; COMPUTER PROGRAM; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DEMOGRAPHY; ELECTRONICS; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; INTERNET; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECREATION; RISK FACTOR; SELF REPORT; VIOLENCE;

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT BEHAVIOR; ADOLESCENT PSYCHOLOGY; CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; FEMALE; HUMANS; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; PENNSYLVANIA; QUESTIONNAIRES; RISK FACTORS; SOUTH CAROLINA; VIDEO GAMES; VIOLENCE;

EID: 34250170788     PISSN: 1054139X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jadohealth.2007.01.001     Document Type: Article

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