Parental mediation of children's videogame playing: A comparison of the reports by parents and children

Learning, Media and Technology

Volumn 31, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 181-202

  Nikken, Peter ^a   Jansz, Jeroen ^b  

^a Youth and Media Expert Center   (Netherlands)

^b UNIVERSITY OF AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

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EID: 33745612949     PISSN: 17439884     EISSN: 17439892     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/17439880600756803     Document Type: Review

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