The effect of television viewing on adolescents' civic participation: Political efficacy as a mediating mechanism

Journal of Broadcasting and Electronic Media

Volumn 53, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 3-21

  Hoffman, Lindsay H ^a   Thomson, Tiffany L ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF DELAWARE   (United States)

^b NONE

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EID: 67651240422     PISSN: 08838151     EISSN: 15506878     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/08838150802643415     Document Type: Article

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