Antecedents and civic consequences of choosing real versus ersatz social activities

Media Psychology

Volumn 11, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 566-592

  Green, Melanie C ^a,b   Brock, Timothy C ^c  

^a University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA   (United States)

^c OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 57749098990     PISSN: 15213269     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15213260802491994     Document Type: Article

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