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By Dave Rudden, gamepro.com
Patrick M. Markey, Ph.D. an associate professor of psychology at Villanova University and Charlotte N. Markey, Ph.D. an associate professor at Rutgers University recently collaborated on a review entitled "Vulnerability to Violent Video Video games: A Review and Integration of Personality Research." Using the Five-Factor Model (which measures degrees of openness,
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While the review has picked out traits of violent gamers,
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Vulnerability to Violent Video Games: A Review and Integration of Personality Research [Review of General Psychology (PDF File)]