Transportation into Vivid Media Violence: A Focus on Attention, Emotions, and Mental Rumination

Communication Quarterly

Volumn 61, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 446-462

  Riddle, Karyn ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

Author keywords

Media Violence; Television; Transportation; Vividness

Indexed keywords

EID: 84883513126     PISSN: 01463373     EISSN: 17464102     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01463373.2013.799512     Document Type: Article

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