Soap opera exposure and enjoyment: A longitudinal test of disposition theory

Media Psychology

Volumn 11, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 462-487

  Weber, Rene ^a   Tamborini, Ron ^b   Lee, Hye Eun ^c   Stipp, Horst ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII   (United States)

^d University of Hawaii at Manoa ^*

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EID: 57749121335     PISSN: 15213269     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15213260802509993     Document Type: Article

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