Third-person effect and internet pornography: The influence of collectivism and internet self-efficacy

Journal of Communication

Volumn 55, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 292-310

  Lee, Byoungkwan ^a   Tamborini, Ron ^b  

^a Hanyang University   (South Korea)

^b MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMMUNICATION; CULTURAL IDENTITY; INTERNET; MEDIA INDUSTRY; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR;

ASIA; EASTERN HEMISPHERE; EURASIA; FAR EAST; KOREA; NORTH AMERICA; SOUTH KOREA; UNITED STATES; WESTERN HEMISPHERE; WORLD;

EID: 26844468924     PISSN: 00219916     EISSN: 14602466     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/joc/55.2.292     Document Type: Article

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