A longitudinal study of risk-glorifying video games and behavioral deviance

Journal of Personality and Social Psychology

Volumn 107, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 300-325

  Hull, Jay G ^a   Brunelle, Timothy J ^a   Prescott, Anna T ^a   Sargent, James D ^b  

^a Lamont Doherty Earth Observatory   (United States)

^b DARTMOUTH MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

Aggression; Alcohol use; Cigarette smoking; Delinquency; Risky sex; Video games

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT BEHAVIOR; ADVERSE EFFECTS; AGGRESSION; ANTISOCIAL PERSONALITY DISORDER; DRINKING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; HUMAN; JUVENILE DELINQUENCY; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MALE; PSYCHOLOGY; RECREATION; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SMOKING;

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT BEHAVIOR; AGGRESSION; ALCOHOL DRINKING; FEMALE; HUMANS; JUVENILE DELINQUENCY; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SMOKING; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR DISORDERS; VIDEO GAMES;

EID: 84905502235     PISSN: 00223514     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/a0036058     Document Type: Article

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