Psychological outcomes in reaction to media exposure to disasters and large-scale violence: A meta-analysis

Psychology of Violence

Volumn 7, Issue 2, 2017, Pages 316-327

  Hopwood, Tanya L ^a   Schutte, Nicola S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW ENGLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

disaster; media exposure; meta analysis; violence

Indexed keywords

EID: 85000916633     PISSN: 21520828     EISSN: 2152081X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/vio0000056     Document Type: Article

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