Exposure to media with prosocial content reduces the propensity for reckless and risky driving

Journal of Risk Research

Volumn 16, Issue 5, 2013, Pages 583-594

  Greitemeyer, Tobias ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF INNSBRUCK   (Austria)

Author keywords

media effects; music; reckless driving; risky driving; video games

Indexed keywords

MEDIA EFFECTS; MUSIC; RECKLESS DRIVING; RISKY DRIVING; VIDEO GAME;

ENGINEERING; SAFETY ENGINEERING;

INTERACTIVE COMPUTER GRAPHICS;

EID: 84878584764     PISSN: 13669877     EISSN: 14664461     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13669877.2012.726248     Document Type: Article

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