Mean on the screen: Psychopathy, relationship aggression, and aggression in the media

Personality and Individual Differences

Volumn 48, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 288-293

  Coyne, Sarah M ^a   Nelson, David A ^a   Graham Kevan, Nicola ^b   Keister, Emily ^a   Grant, David M ^a  

^a BRIGHAM YOUNG UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CENTRAL LANCASHIRE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Aggression; Domestic violence; Media; Psychopathy; Relational aggression; Television

Indexed keywords

EID: 71749087687     PISSN: 01918869     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.paid.2009.10.018     Document Type: Article

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