Characterizing Mood Management as Need Satisfaction: The Effects of Intrinsic Needs on Selective Exposure and Mood Repair

Journal of Communication

Volumn 62, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 437-453

  Reinecke, Leonard ^a   Tamborini, Ron ^b   Grizzard, Matthew ^b   Lewis, Robert ^b   Eden, Allison ^c   David Bowman, Nicholas ^d  

^a JOHANNES GUTENBERG UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^b MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c VU UNIVERSITY AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

^d WEST VIRGINIA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MANAGEMENT; MEDIA ROLE; PSYCHOLOGY;

EID: 84861943454     PISSN: 00219916     EISSN: 14602466     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1460-2466.2012.01649.x     Document Type: Article

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