Efficacy of an Intervention to Reduce the Use of Media Violence and Aggression: An Experimental Evaluation with Adolescents in Germany

Journal of Youth and Adolescence

Volumn 41, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 105-120

  Möller, Ingrid ^a   Krahé, Barbara ^a   Busching, Robert ^a   Krause, Christina ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF POTSDAM   (Germany)

Author keywords

Experimental evaluation; Intervention; Longitudinal study; Media violence

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; AGGRESSION; ARTICLE; CHILD BEHAVIOR; COMPARATIVE STUDY; FEMALE; GERMANY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH EDUCATION; HUMAN; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MALE; MASS MEDIUM; METHODOLOGY; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PEER GROUP; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; RECREATION; SCHOOL; SCHOOL HEALTH SERVICE; STUDENT; VIOLENCE;

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT BEHAVIOR; AGGRESSION; FEMALE; GERMANY; HEALTH EDUCATION; HUMANS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; MASS MEDIA; PEER GROUP; PROGRAM EVALUATION; SCHOOL HEALTH SERVICES; SCHOOLS; STUDENTS; VIDEO GAMES; VIOLENCE;

EID: 84855711717     PISSN: 00472891     EISSN: 15736601     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10964-011-9654-6     Document Type: Article

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