Of virtual victims and victimized virtues: Differential effects of experienced aggression in video games on social cooperation

Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin

Volumn 37, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 107-119

  Rothmund, Tobias ^a   Gollwitzer, Mario ^b   Klimmt, Christoph ^c  

^a Rheinland Pfälzische Technische Universität Kaiserslautern Landau   (Germany)

^b PHILIPPS UNIVERSITY MARBURG   (Germany)

^c LEIBNIZ UNIVERSITY HANNOVER   (Germany)

Author keywords

hostile information processing; sensitivity to mean intentions; social cooperation; social dilemmas; trust; violent video games

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGGRESSION; ARTICLE; COOPERATION; FEMALE; HOSTILITY; HUMAN; MALE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOLOGICAL MODEL; RANDOMIZATION; RECREATION; RISK; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; TRUST; VICTIM; VIOLENCE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGGRESSION; COOPERATIVE BEHAVIOR; CRIME VICTIMS; FEMALE; HOSTILITY; HUMANS; MALE; MODELS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; RANDOM ALLOCATION; RISK; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; TRUST; VIDEO GAMES; VIOLENCE; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 78650503863     PISSN: 01461672     EISSN: 15527433     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0146167210391103     Document Type: Article

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