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 …

A growing number of studies have examined the psychological corollaries of using social
networking sites (SNSs) such as Facebook, Instagram, or Twitter (often called social media) …

Early in 2009, Denis and I had coffee outside a little café in Padua, Italy. We were attending
a symposium organized by the European Journal of Communication on the consequences …

In this study, we investigated the extent to which adolescents who spend time playing violent
video games exhibit higher levels of aggressive behaviour when compared with those who …

This review analyzes trends and commonalities among prominent theories of media effects.
On the basis of exemplary meta-analyses of media effects and bibliometric studies of well …

Whether video game play affects social behavior is a topic of debate. Many argue that
aggression and helping are affected by video game play, whereas this stance is disputed by …

In this theoretical article, we introduce the Differential Susceptibility to Media Effects Model
(DSMM), a new, integrative model to improve our understanding of media effects. The …

To draw causal conclusions about the efficacy of a psychological intervention, researchers
must compare the treatment condition with a control group that accounts for improvements …

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

Publication bias remains a controversial issue in psychological science. The tendency of
psychological science to avoid publishing null results produces a situation that limits the …