Predictors of children's electronic media use: An examination of three ethnic groups

Media Psychology

Volumn 5, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 107-137

  Bickham, David S ^a   Vandewater, Elizabeth A ^a   Huston, Aletha C ^a   Lee, June H ^a   Caplovitz, Allison Gilman ^a   Wright, John C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

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EID: 0038781725     PISSN: 15213269     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1207/S1532785XMEP0502_1     Document Type: Review

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