Is aggression in children with behavioural and emotional difficulties associated with television viewing and video game playing? A systematic review

Child: Care, Health and Development

Volumn 35, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 5-15

  Mitrofan, Oana ^a   Paul, M ^a   Spencer, N ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WARWICK   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Aggression; Child; Systematic review; Television; Videogame

Indexed keywords

AGGRESSION; ANTISOCIAL BEHAVIOR; ANXIETY DISORDER; BEHAVIOR DISORDER; CARTOONS VIEWING; CHILD BEHAVIOR; EMOTIONAL DISORDER; HEADACHE; HUMAN; INSOMNIA; NIGHTMARE; PHYSICAL PERFORMANCE; PLAY; PRIMARY SCHOOL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESTLESSNESS; REVIEW; SELF EVALUATION; SOCIAL INTERACTION; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; TELEVISION VIEWING; TIME; VIDEO GAME PLAYING; VIEWING TIME;

ADOLESCENT; AFFECTIVE SYMPTOMS; AGGRESSION; ATTITUDE; CHILD; CHILD BEHAVIOR DISORDERS; CHILD PSYCHOLOGY; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; TELEVISION; VIDEO GAMES;

EID: 58149357472     PISSN: 03051862     EISSN: 13652214     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2214.2008.00912.x     Document Type: Review

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