The Influence of Empathy and Morality of Violent Video Game Characters on Gamers’ Aggression
According to the General Aggression Model, situational factors (such as the game characters) and personal factors both affect a gamer’s acquisition of aggressive behavior. Previous studies have found not only that the surface features of game characters, such as appearance and clothing, but also tha...
Main Authors: | Xuemei Gao, Lei Weng, Yuhong Zhou, Hongling Yu |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Frontiers Media S.A.
2017-11-01
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Series: | Frontiers in Psychology |
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Online Access: | http://journal.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fpsyg.2017.01863/full |
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