Naughty versus nice: Suggestive pop music influences on perceptions of potential romantic partners

Media Psychology

Volumn 9, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 1-17

  Carpentier, Francesca Dillman ^a   Knobloch Westerwick, Silvia ^b   Blumhoff, Andree ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA   (United States)

^b OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c DRESDEN UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Germany)

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EID: 34249748288     PISSN: 15213269     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15213260709336800     Document Type: Review

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