Gamers against science: The case of the violent video games debate

European Journal of Social Psychology

Volumn 44, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 104-116

  Nauroth, Peter ^a   Gollwitzer, Mario ^a   Bender, Jens ^b   Rothmund, Tobias ^b  

^a PHILIPPS UNIVERSITY MARBURG   (Germany)

^b University of Koblenz   (Germany)

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EID: 84895097623     PISSN: 00462772     EISSN: 10990992     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ejsp.1998     Document Type: Article

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