Anderson, Craig Alan

Violent video game effects on children and adolescents : theory, research, and public policy / Craig A. Anderson, Douglas A. Gentile, Katherine E. Buckley. - Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2007. - viii, 190 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 173-186) and index.

Violent video games : background and content -- Effects of exposure to violent entertainment media -- The general aggression model -- Experimental study of violent video games with elementary school and college students -- Correlational study with high school students -- Longitudinal study with elementary school students -- Risk factor illustrations -- New findings and their implications -- Interpretations and public policy -- Reducing violent video game effects.

0195309839 (cloth) 9780195309836 (cloth)

2006-016746


Video games and children.
Video games and teenagers.
Violence in mass media.
Children and violence.
Youth and violence.
Aggressiveness in children.
Aggressiveness in adolescence.