The PSI-Process Scales. A new measure to assess the intensity and breadth of parasocial processes

Communications

Volumn 33, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 385-401

  Schramm, Holger ^a   Hartmann, Tilo ^a  

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Author keywords

Media characters; Media use; Parasocial interactions; Parasocial relationships; Reception processes; Scale development

Indexed keywords

EID: 77949705112     PISSN: 03412059     EISSN: 16134087     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1515/comm.2008.025     Document Type: Article

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