Support for censorship of television violence: The role of the third-person effect and news exposure

Communication Research

Volumn 26, Issue 6, 1999, Pages 726-742

  Hoffner, Cynthia ^a   Buchanan, Martha ^a   Anderson, Joel David ^a   Hubbs, Lisa A ^a   Kamigaki, Stacy K ^a   Kowalczyk, Laura ^a   Pastorek, Angela ^a   Plotkin, Richard S ^a   Silberg, Kelsey J ^a  

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EID: 0038334070     PISSN: 00936502     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/009365099026006004     Document Type: Article

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