Do Angry Birds Make for Angry Children? A Meta-Analysis of Video Game Influences on Children’s and Adolescents’ Aggression, Mental Health, Prosocial Behavior, and Academic Performance

Perspectives on Psychological Science

Volumn 10, Issue 5, 2015, Pages 646-666

  Ferguson, Christopher J ^a  

^a STETSON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

academics; aggression; mental health; prosocial behavior; video games

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; AGGRESSION; CHILD; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; HUMAN; MENTAL HEALTH; META ANALYSIS; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; VIDEO GAME;

ADOLESCENT; AGGRESSION; CHILD; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; HUMANS; MENTAL HEALTH; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; VIDEO GAMES;

EID: 84941897855     PISSN: 17456916     EISSN: 17456924     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1745691615592234     Document Type: Article

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