Vulnerable teens, vulnerable times: How sensation seeking, alienation, and victimization moderate the violent media content-aggressiveness relation

Communication Research

Volumn 31, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 642-668

  Slater, Michael D ^a   Henry, Kimberly L ^b   Swaim, Randall C ^a   Cardador, Joe M ^c  

^a Department of Environmental and Radiological Health Sciences   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

^c Service Management Group   (United States)

Author keywords

Aggression; Internet; Media; Teens; Video games; Violence

Indexed keywords

EID: 9544244759     PISSN: 00936502     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0093650204269265     Document Type: Review

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