Interactive Effect of Moral Disengagement and Violent Video Games on Self-Control, Cheating, and Aggression

Social Psychological and Personality Science

Volumn 5, Issue 4, 2014, Pages 451-458

  Gabbiadini, Alessandro ^a   Riva, Paolo ^b   Andrighetto, Luca ^c   Volpato, Chiara ^b   Bushman, Brad J ^d,e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VALLE D AOSTA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MILANO BICOCCA   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF GENOA   (Italy)

^d OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^e VU UNIVERSITY AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

aggression; cheating; moral disengagement; self control; violent video games

Indexed keywords

EID: 84898872904     PISSN: 19485506     EISSN: 19485514     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1948550613509286     Document Type: Article

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