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Peer reviewedConway, Joseph C.; Rubin, Alan M. – Communication Research, 1991
Explores the psychological origins of media gratification by examining how pertinent psychological variables help explain television viewing motivation. Finds that parasocial interaction, anxiety, creativity, sensation seeking's disinhibition dimension, and television affinity and exposure, helped to predict viewing motivation. (PRA)
Descriptors: Audience Response, Higher Education, Motivation, Predictor Variables
Peer reviewedKim, JungKee; Rubin, Alan M. – Communication Research, 1997
Hypothesizes that instrumental media motivation, selectivity, attention, and involvement are positive predictors of satisfaction, parasocial interaction, and cultivation effects from watching daytime television serials; avoidance, distraction, and skepticism were seen as negative predictors. Finds support for these expectations through three path…
Descriptors: Audience Analysis, Mass Media Effects, Media Research, Path Analysis
