Audience personality and the selection of media and media genres

Media Psychology

Volumn 7, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 377-398

  Hall, Alice ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI ST LOUIS   (United States)

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EID: 30544440627     PISSN: 15213269     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1207/S1532785XMEP0704_4     Document Type: Article

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