Daily talk as self-realization: An empirical study on participation in daily talk shows

Media Psychology

Volumn 7, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 165-189

  Trepte, Sabine ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HAMBURG   (Germany)

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EID: 19844369686     PISSN: 15213269     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1207/S1532785XMEP0702_3     Document Type: Review

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