Toward an etiology of media use motivations: The role of temperament in media use

Communication Monographs

Volumn 68, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 274-288

  Sherry, John L ^a  

^a PURDUE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Media use; Motivation; Temperament

Indexed keywords

EID: 0040440442     PISSN: 03637751     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/03637750128065     Document Type: Article

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