Television and attitudes toward mental health issues: Cultivation analysis and the third-person effect

Journal of Community Psychology

Volumn 35, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 181-195

  Diefenbach, Donald L ^a,b   West, Mark D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA AT ASHEVILLE   (United States)

^b Univ of North Carolina Asheville   (United States)

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EID: 33947610140     PISSN: 00904392     EISSN: 15206629     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jcop.20142     Document Type: Article

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