Objective Video game violence has become a highly politicized issue for scientists and the
general public. There is continuing concern that playing violent video games may increase …

Since the early 1960s, research evidence has been accumulating that suggests that
exposure to violence in television, movies, video games, cell phones, and on the Internet …

Entweder ich oder die Monster. Auch befanden sich die Täter offenbar in einem
Machtrausch, weil sie über das Leben anderer entscheiden konnten. Sie fühlten sich als …

Research on violent television and films, video games, and music reveals unequivocal
evidence that media violence increases the likelihood of aggressive and violent behavior in …

Violent video games are successfully marketed to and easily obtained by children and
adolescents. Even the US government distributes one such game, America's Army, through …

Previous research has documented that playing violent video games has various negative
effects on social behavior in that it causes an increase in aggressive behavior and a …

This book is designed to explain the major personality theories and to stimulate critical
thinking about them.

Thoroughly revised and updated, this third edition offers a comprehensive and up-to-date
overview of the social psychology of aggression, covering all the relevant major theories …

The eighth edition of this text remains an indispensable resource for mass communication
psychology and media effects courses. This book gives readers an in-depth understanding …

Media permeate our lives and are so omnipresent that we take them for granted and
overlook their impact. Mobile communication devices, the internet, and social networking …