Author : Carrie Lynn Scherer
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 59 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (65 download)
Book Synopsis Uses & Gratifications in College Students' Media Use by : Carrie Lynn Scherer
Download or read book Uses & Gratifications in College Students' Media Use written by Carrie Lynn Scherer and published by . This book was released on 2010 with total page 59 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: There is a fear in industries such as print and television that the continued expansion of the Internet is the death of traditional media. The present study uses media complementarity theory and uses and gratifications theory to determine if traditional media and the Internet can exist simultaneously for the fulfillment of health information seeking needs. Primary data analysis of college students revealed a relationship between traditional media use and Internet use for health information seeking in general, and when controlling for perceived gratifications. Furthermore, when examining the role of health orientation in this relationship, results showed that complementarity media use for health information seeking can be examined for all college students, regardless of whether they are active or passive in managing their health.