Harnessing the Selective Effects of Arousal in the Context of Persuasive Message Delivery: Violent Video Games, Reactance, Post-Scroll Messaging, and Anti-Violence Messages

The present dissertation explored the effectiveness of inserting anti-violence, pro-social messages into violent video games. In light of previous, inconsistent findings relative to the effectiveness of in-game persuasive message placement, this study introduced the notion of "post-scroll"...

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Main Author: Hopp, Tobias
Other Authors: Sheehan, Kim
Language:en_US
Published: University of Oregon 2014
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/1794/18387