A longitudinal study of the association between violent video game play and aggression among adolescents

Developmental Psychology

Volumn 48, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 1044-1057

  Willoughby, Teena ^a   Adachi, Paul J C ^a   Good, Marie ^a  

^a BROCK UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Adolescence; Aggression; Longitudinal; Socialization versus selection hypothesis; Violent video game play

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; AGGRESSION; ARTICLE; CHILD PARENT RELATION; DEPRESSION; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; HUMAN; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MALE; PEER GROUP; PREDICTIVE VALUE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE; RECREATION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SEX DIFFERENCE; STATISTICS; TIME; VIOLENCE;

ADOLESCENT; AGGRESSION; DEPRESSION; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; HUMANS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; PARENT-CHILD RELATIONS; PEER GROUP; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; QUESTIONNAIRES; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SEX FACTORS; STATISTICS AS TOPIC; TIME FACTORS; VIDEO GAMES; VIOLENCE;

EID: 84871415720     PISSN: 00121649     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/a0026046     Document Type: Article

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