The influence of solitary and cooperative violent video game play on aggressive and prosocial behavior

Computers in Human Behavior

Volumn 29, Issue 6, 2013, Pages 2573-2578

  Jerabeck, Jessica M ^a   Ferguson, Christopher J ^b  

^a Texas AandM International University   (United States)

^b STETSON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Aggression; Competitiveness; Prosocial behavior; Video games; Violence

Indexed keywords

AGGRESSION; COMPETITIVENESS; PROSOCIAL BEHAVIOR; VIDEO GAME; VIOLENCE;

BEHAVIORAL RESEARCH; BIOMEDICAL ENGINEERING; HUMAN COMPUTER INTERACTION;

INTERACTIVE COMPUTER GRAPHICS;

EID: 84880368780     PISSN: 07475632     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.chb.2013.06.034     Document Type: Article

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