Sex on the Shore: Wishful Identification and Parasocial Relationships as Mediators in the Relationship Between Jersey Shore Exposure and Emerging Adults' Sexual Attitudes and Behaviors

Media Psychology

Volumn 17, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 102-126

  Bond, Bradley J ^a   Drogos, Kristin L ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SAN DIEGO   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA CHAMPAIGN   (United States)

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EID: 84894240855     PISSN: 15213269     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15213269.2013.872039     Document Type: Article

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