Viewer characteristics, exposure to television violence, and aggression

Media Psychology

Volumn 4, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 323-352

  Haridakis, Paul M ^a  

^a KENT STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 0036953077     PISSN: 15213269     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1207/S1532785XMEP0404_02     Document Type: Article

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