Journal of Adolescent Health
Volume 40, Issue 2 , Pages 185-187 , February 2007

Music Videos, Pro Wrestling, and Acceptance of Date Rape among Middle School Males and Females: An Exploratory Analysis

  • Christine Elizabeth Kaestle, Ph.D.

      Affiliations

    • Department of Human Development, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, Blacksburg, Virginia
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  • Carolyn Tucker Halpern, Ph.D.

      Affiliations

    • Department of Maternal and Child Health, School of Public Health, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, North Carolina
    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress correspondence to: Dr. Carolyn Tucker Halpern, Department of Maternal and Child Health, Carolina Population Center, CB# 8120, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC 27599-8120.
    • ,
  • Jane D. Brown, Ph.D.

      Affiliations

    • School of Journalism and Mass Communication, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, North Carolina

Received 13 May 2006 ,Accepted 14 August 2006.

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PII: S1054-139X(06)00301-6

doi: 10.1016/j.jadohealth.2006.08.010

Journal of Adolescent Health
Volume 40, Issue 2 , Pages 185-187 , February 2007

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