The Pursuit of Hopefulness: Operationalizing Hope in Entertainment Media Narratives

Media Psychology

Volumn 16, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 318-346

  Prestin, Abby ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

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EID: 84883635578     PISSN: 15213269     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15213269.2013.773494     Document Type: Article

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