Vulnerability to Violent Video Games: A Review and Integration of Personality Research

Review of General Psychology

Volumn 14, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 82-91

  Markey, Patrick M ^a   Markey, Charlotte N ^b  

^a VILLANOVA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Rutgers University

Author keywords

five factor model; personality; video games; violence

Indexed keywords

EID: 77953816099     PISSN: 10892680     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/a0019000     Document Type: Article

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