Effects of media, parents, and peers on African American adolescents' efficacy toward the media and the future

Howard Journal of Communications

Volumn 8, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 275-290

  Austin, Erica Weintraub ^a   Freeman, Carla ^b  

^a WASHINGTON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b CENTER FOR HEALTH RESEARCH   (United States)

Author keywords

Adolescents; Celebrities; Credibility; Decision making; Efficacy; Identification; Media; Parents; Peers; Realism

Indexed keywords

EID: 85009839392     PISSN: 10646175     EISSN: 10964649     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10646179709361759     Document Type: Article

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