Personality, parental, and media influences on aggressive personality and violent crime in young adults

Journal of Aggression, Maltreatment and Trauma

Volumn 17, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 395-414

  Ferguson, Christopher J ^a   Cruz, Amanda M ^c   Martinez, Daniel ^c   Rueda, Stephanie M ^c   Ferguson, Diana E ^c   Negy, Charles ^b  

^a TEXAS A AND M INTERNATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CENTRAL FLORIDA   (United States)

^c NONE

Author keywords

Aggression; Computer games; Family violence; Mass media; Media violence; Personality; Television; Violent crime

Indexed keywords

ABUSE; ADULT; AGGRESSION; ARTICLE; CHILD PARENT RELATION; CRIMINAL BEHAVIOR; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FAMILY VIOLENCE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MASS MEDIUM; PERSONALITY; RECREATION; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; SEX DIFFERENCE; TELEVISION; VIOLENCE;

EID: 67849129223     PISSN: 10926771     EISSN: 1545083X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10926770802471522     Document Type: Article

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