Game player characteristics and interactive content: Exploring the role of personality and telepresence in video game violence

International Journal of Phytoremediation

Volumn 56, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 284-302

  Lachlan, Kenneth A ^a   Maloney, Erin K ^b  

^a BOSTON COLLEGE   (United States)

^b MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Aggression; Content Analysis; Video Games

Indexed keywords

EID: 79551614575     PISSN: 15226514     EISSN: 15497879     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01463370802240866     Document Type: Article

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