Media and Violence: Intervention Strategies for Reducing Aggression

Media Psychology

Volumn 5, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 363-403

  Cantor, Joanne ^a,c   Wilson, Barbara J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA CHAMPAIGN   (United States)

^c NONE   (United States)

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EID: 0242467377     PISSN: 15213269     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1207/S1532785XMEP0504_03     Document Type: Review

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