Examining effects of television news violence on college students through cultivation theory

Communication Research Reports

Volumn 21, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 39-46

  Lett, Meridith Diane ^a   DiPietro, Andrea Lynn ^a   Johnson, Danette Ifert ^a  

^a WEST VIRGINIA WESLEYAN COLLEGE   (United States)

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EID: 84865298856     PISSN: 08824096     EISSN: 17464099     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/08824090409359965     Document Type: Article

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