The Media Do Matter: Comment on Steinberg and Monahan (2011)

Developmental Psychology

Volumn 47, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 580-581

  Brown, Jane D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA   (United States)

Author keywords

Adolescents; Media; Sexual socialization

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; CHILD BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MASS MEDIUM; NOTE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; STATISTICS;

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MASS MEDIA; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR;

EID: 79952577451     PISSN: 00121649     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/a0022553     Document Type: Note

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