Does playing violent video games cause aggression? A longitudinal intervention study

Simone Kühn; Dimitrij Tycho Kugler; Katharina Schmalen; Markus Weichenberger; Charlotte Witt; Jürgen Gallinat

doi:10.1038/s41380-018-0031-7

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Does playing violent video games cause aggression? A longitudinal intervention study

Simone Kühn

Dimitrij Tycho Kugler Katharina Schmalen Markus Weichenberger Charlotte Witt Jürgen Gallinat

Molecular Psychiatry Vol. 24 No. 8 pp. 1220-1234 · Springer Science and Business Media LLC

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Simone Kühn, Dimitrij Tycho Kugler, Katharina Schmalen, et al. (2018). Does playing violent video games cause aggression? A longitudinal intervention study. Molecular Psychiatry, 24(8), 1220-1234. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41380-018-0031-7

Does playing violent video games cause aggression? A longitudinal intervention study

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