Experimental study of the differential effects of playing versus watching violent video games on children's aggressive behavior

Aggressive Behavior

Volumn 34, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 256-264

  Polman, Hanneke ^a   De Castro, Bram Orobio ^a   Van Aken, Marcel A G ^a  

^a UTRECHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Aggression; Aggressive behavior; Violent television; Violent video games

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; AGGRESSION; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR DISORDER; CHILD; CHILD BEHAVIOR; CHILD PSYCHOLOGY; COMPARATIVE STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; PERCEPTION; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE; RECREATION; SEX DIFFERENCE; VIOLENCE; VISION;

ADOLESCENT; AGGRESSION; CHILD; CHILD BEHAVIOR; CHILD BEHAVIOR DISORDERS; CHILD PSYCHOLOGY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; QUESTIONNAIRES; SEX FACTORS; SOCIAL PERCEPTION; VIDEO GAMES; VIOLENCE; VISUAL PERCEPTION;

EID: 45549106435     PISSN: 0096140X     EISSN: 10982337     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ab.20245     Document Type: Article

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