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mood management: a standalone construct

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Media psychology

the tendency to choose media content that, often without awareness, helps maintain good moods and end bad ones.

In media psychology, mood management refers to the tendency to choose media content that, often without awareness, helps maintain good moods and end bad ones. This meaning comes from Zillmann (1988) in American Behavioral Scientist.[1]

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awareness3 fields · 5 citationsjingle · one word, three constructs good2 fields · 5 citationsjingle · one word, two constructs mood4 fields · 4 citationsjingle · one word, four constructs

References

Zillmann, D. (1988). Mood Management Through Communication Choices. American Behavioral Scientist, 31(3), 327-340. https://doi.org/10.1177/000276488031003005

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