Effects of Prosocial, Neutral, and Violent Video Games on College Students' Affect

Aggressive Behavior

Volumn 38, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 263-271

  Saleem, Muniba ^a   Anderson, Craig A ^a   Gentile, Douglas A ^a  

^a E005A Lagomarcino Hall   (United States)

Author keywords

Affect; Aggression; Media violence; Prosocial media; Video games

Indexed keywords

AGGRESSION; COGNITION; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; PREVENTION AND CONTROL; PSYCHOLOGY; SOCIAL ADAPTATION; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIALIZATION; STUDENT; VIDEO GAME; VIOLENCE; YOUNG ADULT;

AGGRESSION; COGNITION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; SOCIAL ADJUSTMENT; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIALIZATION; STUDENTS; VIDEO GAMES; VIOLENCE; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84862312207     PISSN: 0096140X     EISSN: 10982337     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ab.21427     Document Type: Article

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