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Research articles: A news symposium

Chronic loneliness and television use

Elizabeth M. Perse Assistant Professor of Communication, University of Delaware
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Alan M. Rubin Professor of Journalism and Mass Communication and of Speech Communication, Kent State University
Pages 37-53 | Accepted 01 Oct 1989, Published online: 18 May 2009

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