Admirer-celebrity relationships among young adults explaining perceptions of celebrity influence on identity

Human Communication Research

Volumn 27, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 432-465

  Boon, Susan D ^a   Lomore, Christine D ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

^b NONE

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EID: 0035402353     PISSN: 03603989     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/hcr/27.3.432     Document Type: Article

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