Effects of Prosocial Video Games on Prosocial Behavior

Journal of Personality and Social Psychology

Volumn 98, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 211-221

  Greitemeyer, Tobias ^a   Osswald, Silvia ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SUSSEX   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

Author keywords

priming; prosocial behavior; video games

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AFFECT; ARTICLE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PERCEPTION; PILOT STUDY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; RECREATION; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; VIOLENCE;

ADULT; AFFECT; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PILOT PROJECTS; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL PERCEPTION; VIDEO GAMES; VIOLENCE; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 76449120390     PISSN: 00223514     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/a0016997     Document Type: Article

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