Individual differences in television viewing motives

Personality and Individual Differences

Volumn 35, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 1427-1437

  Weaver III, James B ^a  

^a VIRGINIA POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE AND STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Mass communication theory; Media audiences, Television viewing motives; Uses and gratifications

Indexed keywords

EID: 0041864054     PISSN: 01918869     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0191-8869(02)00360-4     Document Type: Article

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