Structural Equation Modeling of Spatial Presence: The Influence of Cognitive Processes and Traits

Media Psychology

Volumn 15, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 373-395

  Hofer, Matthias ^a   Wirth, Werner ^a   Kuehne, Rinaldo ^a   Schramm, Holger ^b   Sacau, Ana ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ZURICH   (Switzerland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WÜRZBURG   (Germany)

^c UNIVERSIDADE FERNANDO PESSOA   (Portugal)

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EID: 84871013088     PISSN: 15213269     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15213269.2012.723118     Document Type: Article

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