Mental models: Understanding the impact of fantasy violence on children's moral reasoning

Journal of Communication

Volumn 53, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 460-478

  Krcmar, Marina ^a   Curtis, Stephen ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHILD; MEDIA ROLE; VIOLENCE;

EID: 0141502269     PISSN: 00219916     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/joc/53.3.460     Document Type: Article

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