Retaliatory aggression and the effects of point of view and blood in violent video games

Mass Communication and Society

Volumn 12, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 115-138

  Krcmar, Marina ^a   Farrar, Kirstie ^b  

^a WAKE FOREST UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT   (United States)

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EID: 68149120265     PISSN: 15205436     EISSN: 15327825     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15205430802065268     Document Type: Article

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