Aim Internet gaming disorder (IGD) is a serious disorder leading to and maintaining
pertinent personal and social impairment. IGD has to be considered in view of …

To clarify and quantify the influence of video game violence (VGV) on aggressive behavior,
we conducted a metaanalysis of all prospective studies to date that assessed the relation …

Each edition of a textbook must be as vital, dynamic, and responsive to change as the field it
covers. To remain an effective teaching instrument, it must reflect the development of the …

OBJECTIVES: We aimed to measure the prevalence and length of the problem of
pathological video gaming or Internet use, to identify risk and protective factors, to determine …

The current study examines changes over time in a commonly used measure of
dispositional empathy. A cross-temporal meta-analysis was conducted on 72 samples of …

Media/Society: Industries, Images, and Audiences, Fifth Edition, by David Croteau and
William Hoynes provides a framework for understanding the relationship between media …

Pathological use of computer and video games has been associated with indicators of
psychosocial well-being, such as loneliness, low self-esteem, low social competence, and …

Pathological video-gaming, or its proposed DSM-V classification of “Internet Use Disorder”,
is of increasing interest to scholars and practitioners in allied health disciplines. This …

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 …

Mediated messages flood our daily lives, through virtually endless choices of media
channels, genres, and content. However, selectivity determines what media messages we …