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Measuring young U.S. children’s parasocial relationships: toward the creation of a child self-report survey

Melissa N. RichardsDepartment of Psychology, Children's Digital Media Center, Georgetown University, Washington, DC, USACorrespondence[email protected]
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Sandra L. CalvertDepartment of Psychology, Children's Digital Media Center, Georgetown University, Washington, DC, USA
Pages 229-240 | Received 06 Nov 2014, Accepted 07 Mar 2017, Published online: 07 Apr 2017

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