The role of violent media preference in cumulative developmental risk for violence and general aggression

Journal of Youth and Adolescence

Volumn 38, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 417-428

  Boxer, Paul ^a,b   Rowell Huesmann, L ^b   Bushman, Brad J ^b,c   O'Brien, Maureen ^b   Moceri, Dominic ^b  

^a RUTGERS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

^c VU UNIVERSITY AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Aggression; Delinquent; Media; Risk; Violence

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT DEVELOPMENT; AGGRESSION; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; FEMALE; HUMAN; JUVENILE DELINQUENCY; MALE; MASS MEDIUM; MULTICENTER STUDY; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; PRISONER; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RISK FACTOR; SOCIOPATHY; TELEVISION; UNITED STATES; VIOLENCE; ANTISOCIAL PERSONALITY DISORDER; PSYCHOLOGY;

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT DEVELOPMENT; AGGRESSION; FEMALE; HUMANS; JUVENILE DELINQUENCY; MALE; MASS MEDIA; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; PRISONERS; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RISK FACTORS; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR DISORDERS; TELEVISION; UNITED STATES; VIOLENCE;

EID: 59549102485     PISSN: 00472891     EISSN: 15736601     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10964-008-9335-2     Document Type: Article

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