Background Video gaming is an increasingly popular activity in contemporary society,
especially among young people, and video games are increasing in popularity not only as a …

Meta-analytic procedures were used to test the effects of violent video games on aggressive
behavior, aggressive cognition, aggressive affect, physiological arousal, empathy …

John Dewey was a pragmatist, progressivist, educator, philosopher, and social reformer
(Gutek, 2014). Dewey's various roles greatly impacted education and he was perhaps one of …

Abstract The General Aggression Model (GAM) is a meta‐theory that considers the role of
personal and situational variables on aggressive behavior, ranging from the biological to 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 …

Linking back to, the present approach conceptualizes and empirically examines viewers'
parasocial interaction experience with a TV performer. Causes and outcomes of parasocial …

With three experiments, the authors examine the notion that foreign branding—the strategy
of pronouncing or spelling a brand name in a foreign language—triggers cultural …

The original edition of this accessible and interdisciplinary textbook was the first to consider
the ethical issues of digital media from a global perspective, introducing ethical theories from …

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 …

—Martin Luther King Jr.(1929–1968) There is little doubt that aggression was an adaptive
behavior for many of our ancient ancestors who lived in small groups. Males used …