Desensitization to media violence over a short period of time

Aggressive Behavior

Volumn 35, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 179-187

  Fanti, Kostas A ^a   Vanman, Eric ^b   Henrich, Christopher C ^c   Avraamides, Marios N ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CYPRUS   (Cyprus)

^b UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

^c GEORGIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Aggression; Desensitization; Latent growth modeling; Media violence; Victim of violence

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGGRESSION; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE; EMPATHY; FEMALE; HABITUATION; HUMAN; MALE; MASS MEDIUM; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOLOGICAL MODEL; TIME; VIOLENCE;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGGRESSION; ATTITUDE; EMPATHY; FEMALE; HABITUATION, PSYCHOPHYSIOLOGIC; HUMANS; MALE; MASS MEDIA; MODELS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; TIME FACTORS; VIOLENCE; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 65449123859     PISSN: 0096140X     EISSN: 10982337     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ab.20295     Document Type: Article

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