Prospective investigation of video game use in children and subsequent conduct disorder and depression using data from the avon longitudinal study of parents and children

PLoS ONE

Volumn 11, Issue 1, 2016, Pages

  Etchells, Peter J ^a,b   Gage, Suzanne H ^b   Rutherford, Adam D ^c   Munafò, Marcus R ^b  

^a BATH SPA UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENCE; ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CHILD; COMPETITIVE BEHAVIOR; COMPETITIVE GAME; CONDUCT DISORDER; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEPRESSION; DEVELOPMENT AND WELL BEING ASSESSMENT; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; NONHUMAN; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; PSYCHOLOGIC TEST; RECREATION; RISK ASSESSMENT; SCHOOL CHILD; SEMI STRUCTURED INTERVIEW; SHOOT-EM-UP GAME; VIDEO GAME; VIDEO GAME USE; VIOLENCE; ENGLAND; MALE; PARENT; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR;

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; COMPETITIVE BEHAVIOR; CONDUCT DISORDER; DEPRESSION; ENGLAND; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; PARENTS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; VIDEO GAMES;

EID: 84958559095     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19326203     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0147732     Document Type: Article

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