Children's comforting of frightened coviewers: Real and hypothetical television-viewing situations

Communication Research

Volumn 24, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 136-152

  Hoffner, Cynthia ^a   Haefner, Margaret J ^a  

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EID: 0031518286     PISSN: 00936502     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/009365097024002002     Document Type: Article

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