Personality and curiosity about TV and films violence in adolescents

Personality and Individual Differences

Volumn 29, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 379-392

  Aluja Fabregat, A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LLEIDA   (Spain)

Author keywords

CAME; EPQ; Personality; Sensation seeking; SSS; TV violence

Indexed keywords

EID: 0034239648     PISSN: 01918869     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/s0191-8869(99)00200-7     Document Type: Article

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