Longitudinal effects of media violence on aggression and empathy among German adolescents

Journal of Applied Developmental Psychology

Volumn 31, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 401-409

  Krahé, Barbara ^a   Möller, Ingrid ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF POTSDAM   (Germany)

Author keywords

Adolescence; Aggressive behavior; Empathy; Longitudinal study; Media violence

Indexed keywords

EID: 77956185729     PISSN: 01933973     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.appdev.2010.07.003     Document Type: Article

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