Self-construal and exposure to american entertainment and news programs among malaysian youths

Pertanika Journal of Social Science and Humanities

Volumn 17, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 17-24

  Tamam, Ezhar ^a   Willnat, Lars ^b   Osman, Mohd Nizam ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY PUTRA MALAYSIA   (Malaysia)

^b INDIANA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Malaysian youth; Media exposure; Self construal; U.S. media programs

Indexed keywords

EID: 76549100940     PISSN: 01287702     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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