Reinforcing spirals: The mutual influence of media selectivity and media effects and their impact on individual behavior and social identity

Communication Theory

Volumn 17, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 281-303

  Slater, Michael D ^a  

^a OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENCE; IDENTITY CONSTRUCTION; LIFESTYLE; MEDIA ROLE; PUBLIC ATTITUDE; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; THEORETICAL STUDY;

EID: 34547410279     PISSN: 10503293     EISSN: 14682885     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1468-2885.2007.00296.x     Document Type: Article

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