Whereas repeated exposure to communication is a widespread phenomenon, it has so far received little attention in communication research...
Keywords: media use, selectivity, repeated exposure, reception processes, narrative content, films
09/2006 | Communications, Walter de GruyterResearch on parasocial interactions (PSI) and parasocial relationships (PSR) refers back to a tradition of 50 years...
Keywords: parasocial interactions, parasocial relationships, scale development, media characters, reception processes, media use
01/2008 | Communications, Walter de GruyterZillmann's mood-management theory (Zillmann, 1988) has acquired a prominent place in media psychology and makes reliable predictions about people's hedonistically motivated mood regulation via entertainment offerings...
Keywords: Communication Theory, mood management, emotion, emotion regulation, reception processes, media selection, media use
01/2008 | Communications, Walter de Gruyter