Are digital games perceived as fun or danger? Supporting and suppressing different game-related concepts

Cyberpsychology, Behavior, and Social Networking

Volumn 15, Issue 11, 2012, Pages 604-609

  Kneer, Julia ^a   Glock, Sabine ^b   Beskes, Sara ^a   Bente, Gary ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COLOGNE   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LUXEMBOURG   (Luxembourg)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; EMOTION; HUMAN; MOTIVATION; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; REACTION TIME; RECREATION; VIOLENCE;

DANGEROUS BEHAVIOR; EMOTIONS; HUMANS; MOTIVATION; PLAY AND PLAYTHINGS; REACTION TIME; VIDEO GAMES; VIOLENCE; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84869034392     PISSN: 21522715     EISSN: 21522723     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/cyber.2012.0171     Document Type: Article

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