Journalism & Mass Communication Quarterly · 1995 · 125 citations · 0 references
Social SciencesCommunicationSocial PsychologyCommunication TheoryInterpersonal CommunicationMedia StudiesEntertainment MediaMass Communication TheoryMedia ConsumptionMedia EffectsNew MediaUses And GratificationsAudience GratificationsBehavioral PatternsEntertainment GratificationsGratifications ObtainedGratifications SoughtInterpersonal Communication GratificationsMedia Use MotivesUses And Gratifications Model
This study examines gratifications sought from telephones and variations in behavioral patterns of telephone use. Such research is increasingly important as telephones become a mixed mass-media, interpersonal communication channel. The results of a survey of Midwestern adults delineate social, entertainment, and instrumental dimensions of telephone use. Uses vary considerably across specific demographics.