Media use and gender differences in negative psychological responses to a shooting on a university campus

Journal of School Violence

Volumn 10, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 299-313

  McIntyre, J J ^a   Spence, Patric R ^b   Lachlan, Kenneth A ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CENTRAL ARKANSAS   (United States)

^b WESTERN MICHIGAN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS BOSTON   (United States)

Author keywords

Crisis communication; Gender; Psychological responses; Rumination; University shooting

Indexed keywords

EID: 79960529554     PISSN: 15388220     EISSN: 15388239     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15388220.2011.578555     Document Type: Article

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