Comfortably numb: Desensitizing effects of violent media on helping others

Psychological Science

Volumn 20, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 273-277

  Bushman, Brad J ^a,b   Anderson, Craig A ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

^b VU UNIVERSITY AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

^c IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR THERAPY; COOPERATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MASS MEDIUM; RECREATION; VIOLENCE;

DESENSITIZATION, PSYCHOLOGIC; FEMALE; HELPING BEHAVIOR; HUMANS; MALE; MASS MEDIA; VIDEO GAMES; VIOLENCE; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 62349123807     PISSN: 09567976     EISSN: 14679280     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-9280.2009.02287.x     Document Type: Article

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