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Investigating the Assumptions of Uses and Gratifications Research

Guy E. Lometti

University of Wisconsin-Madison

Byron Reeves

University of Wisconsin-Madison

Carl R. Bybee

University of Wisconsin-Madison

This study attempted to determine empirically the gratifications sought from communication channels and to test the assumption that individuals differentiate channels based on gratifications. Age-related changes in the dimensions adolescents use to differentiate channels were also investigated Results indicated that three dimensions were operative across three age levels, although the importance of the dimensions varied with age. The three dimensions were surveillance/entertainment, affective guidance, and behavioral guidance.

Communication Research, Vol. 4, No. 3, 321-338 (1977)
DOI: 10.1177/009365027700400305
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