Brief report: Does exposure to violent video games increase moral disengagement among adolescents?

Journal of Adolescence

Volumn 35, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 1403-1406

  Gabbiadini, Alessandro ^a   Andrighetto, Luca ^a   Volpato, Chiara ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MILANO BICOCCA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Grand Theft Auto; Moral disengagement; Violent video games

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGGRESSIVENESS; ANTISOCIAL BEHAVIOR; ARTICLE; DEHUMANIZATION; FEMALE; GANG; HUMAN; LEISURE; MALE; MORALITY; RECREATION; RESPONSIBILITY; VIOLENCE;

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT BEHAVIOR; ADULT; FACTOR ANALYSIS, STATISTICAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; VIDEO GAMES; VIOLENCE; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84865536205     PISSN: 01401971     EISSN: 10959254     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.adolescence.2012.06.001     Document Type: Article

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