Hypermasculinity, aggression, and television violence: An experiment

Media Psychology

Volumn 7, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 353-376

  Scharrer, Erica ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS   (United States)

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EID: 30544436553     PISSN: 15213269     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1207/S1532785XMEP0704_3     Document Type: Article

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