Forewarning of Graphic Portrayal of Violence and the Experience of Suspenseful Drama

Cognition and Emotion

Volumn 11, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 481-494

  De Wied, Minet ^a   Hoffman, Kathleen ^b   Roskos Ewoldsen, David R ^b  

^a UTRECHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b NONE

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EID: 0347706574     PISSN: 02699931     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/026999397379890     Document Type: Article

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