Twenty-five years of research on violence in digital games and aggression: Empirical evidence, perspectives, and a debate gone astray

European Psychologist

Volumn 19, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 33-46

  Elson, Malte ^a   Ferguson, Christopher J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MÜNSTER   (Germany)

^b STETSON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Aggression; Digital games; Mass media; Violence

Indexed keywords

EID: 84897805167     PISSN: 10169040     EISSN: 1878531X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1027/1016-9040/a000147     Document Type: Article

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