Violent video gaming and moral reasoning in adolescents: Is there an association?

Educational Media International

Volumn 50, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 177-191

  Bajovic, Mirjana ^a  

^a BROCK UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

adolescence; education; moral reasoning; violent video games

Indexed keywords

EID: 84885929983     PISSN: 09523987     EISSN: 14695790     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09523987.2013.836367     Document Type: Article

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