Violent video games and aggression: Causal relationship or byproduct of family violence and intrinsic violence motivation?

Criminal Justice and Behavior

Volumn 35, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 311-332

  Ferguson, Christopher J ^a   Rueda, Stephanie M ^a   Cruz, Amanda M ^a   Ferguson, Diana E ^a   Fritz, Stacey ^b   Smith, Shawn M ^b  

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

^b UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN WHITEWATER   (United States)

Author keywords

Aggression; Computer games; Family violence; Personality; Violent crime

Indexed keywords

EID: 39349093547     PISSN: 00938548     EISSN: 15523594     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0093854807311719     Document Type: Article

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