Effects of computer/video games and beyond

Media Effects: Advances in Theory and Research

Volumn , Issue , 2009, Pages 551-566

  Lee, Kwan Min ^a   Peng, Wei ^b   Park, Namkee ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF OKLAHOMA   (United States)

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