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ERIC Number: EJ381772
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 1988
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Individual Differences in Coping with Stressful Mass Media: An Activation-Arousal View.
Sparks, Glenn G.; Spirek, Melissa M.
Human Communication Research, v15 n2 p195-216 Win 1988
Reports on two studies summarizing recent advances in the study of behavioral dispositions by detailing the activation-arousal framework. Uses the Miller Behavioral Style Scale to measure individual differences in activation/arousal while viewing a negative emotional film segment and media coverage of the explosion of the space shuttle "Challenger." (MM)
Descriptors: Affective Behavior, Arousal Patterns, Emotional Response, Mass Media Effects, Media Research, Personality Assessment, Personality Traits, Stress Variables
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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