The good, the bad and the ugly: A meta-analytic review of positive and negative effects of violent video games

Psychiatric Quarterly

Volumn 78, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 309-316

  Ferguson, Christopher John ^a  

^a TEXAS A AND M INTERNATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Aggression; Cognition; Video games; Visual perception

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT DEVELOPMENT; AGGRESSION; CHILD BEHAVIOR; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; CLINICAL TRIAL; COGNITION; CORRELATION COEFFICIENT; DEPTH PERCEPTION; HUMAN; META ANALYSIS; PATHOLOGICAL GAMBLING; PEER REVIEW; RECREATION; REVIEW; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; VIOLENCE;

AGGRESSION; APTITUDE; COGNITION; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; HUMANS; PUBLICATION BIAS; RESEARCH DESIGN; RISK FACTORS; SPACE PERCEPTION; VIDEO GAMES; VIOLENCE; VISUAL PERCEPTION;

EID: 36148993607     PISSN: 00332720     EISSN: 15736709     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11126-007-9056-9     Document Type: Review

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