More than audio on the go: Uses and gratifications of MP3 players

Communication Research Reports

Volumn 28, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 97-108

  Zeng, Li ^a  

^a ARKANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Concentration; Content gratifications; Multitasking; Process gratifications; Uses and gratifications

Indexed keywords

EID: 79551592587     PISSN: 08824096     EISSN: 17464099     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/08824096.2011.541367     Document Type: Article

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