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Appetitive and Defensive Arousal in Violent Video Games: Explaining Individual Differences in Attraction to and Effects of Video Games

Marina KrcmarDepartment of Communication, Wake Forest University, Winston-Salem, North Carolina, USACorrespondence[email protected]
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Kirstie M. FarrarDepartment of Communication Sciences, University of Connecticut, Storrs, Connecticut, USA
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Gerard JaletteDepartment of Communication Sciences, University of Connecticut, Storrs, Connecticut, USA
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Rory McGloinDepartment of Communication Sciences, University of Connecticut, Storrs, Connecticut, USA
Pages 527-550 | Received 09 Oct 2012, Accepted 27 Jan 2014, Published online: 13 Jun 2014

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