The interrelationships between television viewing, values and perceived well-being: A global perspective

Journal of International Business Studies

Volumn 39, Issue 7, 2008, Pages 1197-1219

  Smith Speck, Sandra K ^a   Roy, Abhijit ^b  

^a IDAHO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SCRANTON   (United States)

Author keywords

Global perspectives; Materialism; Perceived realism; Perceived well being; Religiosity; Television viewing

Indexed keywords

EID: 53549101282     PISSN: 00472506     EISSN: 14786990     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1057/palgrave.jibs.8400359     Document Type: Article

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