Media depictions of physical and relational aggression: Connections with aggression in young adults' romantic relationships

Aggressive Behavior

Volumn 37, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 56-62

  Coyne, Sarah M ^a   Nelson, David A ^a   Graham Kevan, Nicola ^b   Tew, Emily ^a   Meng, K Nathan ^a   Olsen, Joseph A ^a  

^a BRIGHAM YOUNG UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CENTRAL LANCASHIRE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Abuse; Aggression; Intimate partner violence; Media; Relational aggression; Television

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGGRESSION; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARTICLE; COURTSHIP; EMOTION; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; MALE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SEX DIFFERENCE; SEXUALITY; TELEVISION; VIOLENCE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGGRESSION; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; COURTSHIP; EMOTIONS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; MALE; MEN; SEX FACTORS; SEXUAL PARTNERS; TELEVISION; VIOLENCE; WOMEN;

EID: 78650055986     PISSN: 0096140X     EISSN: 10982337     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ab.20372     Document Type: Article

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