Uses and gratifications of media violence: Personality correlates of viewing and liking violent genres

Media Psychology

Volumn 7, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 399-420

  Krcmar, Marina ^a   Kean, Linda Godbold ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT   (United States)

^b EAST CAROLINA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 30544452550     PISSN: 15213269     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1207/S1532785XMEP0704_5     Document Type: Article

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