Tales from the Screen: Enduring Fright Reactions to Scary Media

Media Psychology

Volumn 1, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 97-116

  Harrison, Kristen ^a   Cantor, Joanne ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

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EID: 0002872396     PISSN: 15213269     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1207/s1532785xmep0102_1     Document Type: Article

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