Children's electronic gaming content preferences and psychosocial factors: Is there a connection?

Nordicom Review

Volumn 30, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 69-86

  Brandtzæg, Petter Bae ^a   Heim, Jan ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OSLO   (Norway)

Author keywords

Athletic competence; Children; Content preferences; Electronic games; Parental monitoring; Psychosocial factors; Scholastic competence; Social acceptance; Social competence

Indexed keywords

EID: 73649083746     PISSN: 14031108     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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