Third-person perception and television violence: The role of out-group stereotyping in perceptions of susceptibility to effects

Communication Research

Volumn 29, Issue 6, 2002, Pages 681-704+734

  Scharrer, Erica ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS   (United States)

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EID: 0038660977     PISSN: 00936502     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/009365002237832     Document Type: Review

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