The relationship between video game play and trait verbal aggressiveness: An application of the general aggression model

Communication Research Reports

Volumn 24, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 113-119

  Chory, Rebecca M ^a   Cicchirillo, Vincent ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

General Aggression Model; Verbal Aggressiveness; Video Games; Violence

Indexed keywords

EID: 85007041918     PISSN: 08824096     EISSN: 17464099     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/08824090701304766     Document Type: Article

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