What attracts children?

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What attracts children? / Salisch, Maria; Oppl, Caroline; Kristen, Astrid.
Playing video games: Motives, responses, and consequences. ed. / Peter Vorderer; Jennings Bryant. Mahwah, NJ [u.a.]: Lawrence Erlbaum Associates, 2006. p. 170-189 (LEA's communication series).

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Harvard

Salisch, M, Oppl, C & Kristen, A 2006, What attracts children? in P Vorderer & J Bryant (eds), Playing video games: Motives, responses, and consequences. LEA's communication series, Lawrence Erlbaum Associates, Mahwah, NJ [u.a.], pp. 170-189. https://doi.org/10.4324/9780203873700

APA

Salisch, M., Oppl, C., & Kristen, A. (2006). What attracts children? In P. Vorderer, & J. Bryant (Eds.), Playing video games: Motives, responses, and consequences (pp. 170-189). (LEA's communication series). Lawrence Erlbaum Associates. https://doi.org/10.4324/9780203873700

Vancouver

Salisch M, Oppl C, Kristen A. What attracts children? In Vorderer P, Bryant J, editors, Playing video games: Motives, responses, and consequences. Mahwah, NJ [u.a.]: Lawrence Erlbaum Associates. 2006. p. 170-189. (LEA's communication series). doi: 10.4324/9780203873700

Bibtex

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