How do we react when our favorite characters are taken away? An examination of a temporary parasocial breakup

Mass Communication and Society

Volumn 14, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 196-215

  Lather, Julie ^a   Moyer Guse, Emily ^a  

^a OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 79952526454     PISSN: 15205436     EISSN: 15327825     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15205431003668603     Document Type: Article

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