Appreciation as audience response: Exploring entertainment gratifications beyond hedonism

Human Communication Research

Volumn 36, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 53-81

  Oliver, Mary Beth ^a   Bartsch, Anne ^b  

^a PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b MARTIN LUTHER UNIVERSITY HALLE WITTENBERG   (Germany)

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EID: 72949120800     PISSN: 03603989     EISSN: 14682958     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1468-2958.2009.01368.x     Document Type: Article

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