The appeal of media violence in a full-length motion picture: An experimental investigation

Communication Reports

Volumn 18, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 21-30

  Sparks, Glenn G ^a   Sherry, John ^b   Lubsen, Graig ^c  

^a PURDUE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c NONE

Author keywords

Enjoyment; Entertainment; Experiment; Media Violence

Indexed keywords

EID: 28044464257     PISSN: 08934215     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/08934210500084198     Document Type: Article

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