What is he best known for?
The fields of study he is best known for:
- Social psychology
- Law
- Cognition
Craig A. Anderson mainly investigates Social psychology, Aggression, Video game, Human factors and ergonomics and Injury prevention.
His research integrates issues of Cognition and Mass media in his study of Social psychology.
His Aggression research is classified as research in Developmental psychology.
His work in Developmental psychology addresses subjects such as Personality, which are connected to disciplines such as Academic achievement and Juvenile delinquency.
His Video game research integrates issues from Computer-Assisted Instruction, Teaching method and Public policy.
Craig A. Anderson studied Injury prevention and Occupational safety and health that intersect with Clinical psychology and Social issues.
His most cited work include:
- Effects of Violent Video Games on Aggressive Behavior, Aggressive Cognition, Aggressive Affect, Physiological Arousal, and Prosocial Behavior: A Meta-Analytic Review of the Scientific Literature (1543 citations)
- Violent Video Game Effects on Aggression, Empathy, and Prosocial Behavior in Eastern and Western Countries: A Meta-Analytic Review. (1207 citations)
- Video games and aggressive thoughts, feelings, and behavior in the laboratory and in life. (1160 citations)
What are the main themes of his work throughout his whole career to date?
His main research concerns Social psychology, Aggression, Developmental psychology, Video game and Cognition.
His work on Attribution, Prosocial behavior, Feeling and Empathy as part of general Social psychology study is frequently linked to Trait, bridging the gap between disciplines.
Craig A. Anderson has researched Aggression in several fields, including Affect, Media violence, Human factors and ergonomics, Mass media and Hostility.
His Human factors and ergonomics research includes themes of Injury prevention and Suicide prevention.
The Developmental psychology study combines topics in areas such as Clinical psychology, Personality and Social cognition.
The various areas that Craig A. Anderson examines in his Cognition study include Cognitive psychology and Arousal.
He most often published in these fields:
- Social psychology (62.13%)
- Aggression (44.68%)
- Developmental psychology (23.40%)
What were the highlights of his more recent work (between 2011-2021)?
- Social psychology (62.13%)
- Aggression (44.68%)
- Video game (18.72%)
In recent papers he was focusing on the following fields of study:
His primary areas of study are Social psychology, Aggression, Video game, Developmental psychology and Prosocial behavior.
His work in Social psychology tackles topics such as Injury prevention which are related to areas like Suicide prevention.
The concepts of his Aggression study are interwoven with issues in Cognition, Media violence, Human factors and ergonomics, Mass media and Helping behavior.
His study in Helping behavior is interdisciplinary in nature, drawing from both Media literacy, Personality psychology and Child development.
His Video game research incorporates themes from Desensitization and Internet privacy.
His Developmental psychology research is multidisciplinary, relying on both Clinical psychology and Social cognition.
Between 2011 and 2021, his most popular works were:
- Long-Term Relations Among Prosocial-Media Use, Empathy, and Prosocial Behavior (108 citations)
- Direct and indirect relations between the Big 5 personality traits and aggressive and violent behavior (90 citations)
- The General Aggression Model. (88 citations)
In his most recent research, the most cited papers focused on:
- Social psychology
- Law
- Cognition
His primary areas of investigation include Social psychology, Aggression, Video game, Developmental psychology and Prosocial behavior.
Craig A. Anderson merges Social psychology with Context in his research.
His Aggression research includes elements of Hostility, Cognition, Affect and Human factors and ergonomics.
His Video game research incorporates elements of Test validity, Well-being, Best practice and Normative.
His work deals with themes such as Big Five personality traits, Injury prevention, Media violence and Clinical psychology, which intersect with Developmental psychology.
The study incorporates disciplines such as Popularity and Internet privacy in addition to Prosocial behavior.
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