Making our own meanings: A critical review of media effects research in relation to the causation of aggression and social skills difficulties in children and anorexia nervosa in young women

Journal of Psychiatric and Mental Health Nursing

Volumn 4, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 179-183

  Barrett, R T J ^a  

^a ANGLIA RUSKIN UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Cultural studies; Eating disorders; Mass communications; Positivism; Social learning theory; Video violence

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; AGGRESSION; ANOREXIA NERVOSA; ARTICLE; CHILD; CULTURAL ANTHROPOLOGY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MASS MEDIUM; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SOCIAL PROBLEM; STANDARD; TELEVISION; VIDEORECORDING;

ADOLESCENT; AGGRESSION; ANOREXIA NERVOSA; CHILD; CULTURE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MASS MEDIA; SOCIAL PROBLEMS; TELEVISION; VIDEOTAPE RECORDING;

EID: 0031157609     PISSN: 13510126     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2850.1997.00059.x     Document Type: Review

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