Books:

• (2005). Handbook of computer game studies. Cambridge, MA: MIT Press. (with J. Raessens)
• (2005). Toys, games, and media. Hillsdale, NJ: Lawrence Erlbaum Associates. (with D. Buckingham & G. Brougere)
• (1998). Why we watch: The attractions of violent entertainment. Oxford University Press.
• (1994). Toys, play, and child development. New York: Cambridge University Press.
• (1972). The psychology of humor. Academic Press. (with Paul E. McGhee).

Journal Articles:

• (1999). The attractions of violent entertainment. Media Psychology, 1, 271-282.
• (1997). Videgames and the elderly. Social Behavior and Personality, 25, 345-352. (with Lara Cajko, et al).
• (1993). Humor and comedy in mass media. Medien Psychologie, 5, 246-256.

Other Publications:

• (2011). Play and technology. In A. Pellegrini (Ed.), Oxford Handbook of the Development of Play. Oxford University Press.
• (2005). Violent video games. In J. Raessens & J. Goldstein (Eds.), Handbook of computer game studies. MIT Press.
• (2005). Why do people watch horror films? McGraw-Hill Encyclopedia of Science & Technology online.
• (1998). Immortal Kombat: War toys and violent video games. In J. Goldstein (Ed.), Why we watch: The attractions of violent entertainment. Oxford University Press.
• (1992). Sex differences in aggressive play and toy preference. In K. Bjorkqvist & P. Niemela (Eds.), Of mice and women: Aspects of female aggression. Academic Press.
• (1989). Beliefs about human aggression. In J. Groebel & R. A. Hinde (Eds.), Aggression and war: Their biological and social bases. Cambridge University Press.
• (1989). Theories of sport. In E. Barnouw, W. Schram, & G. Gerbner (Eds.), Encyclopedia of communication. Oxford University Press.