Uses and Gratifications and Internet Profiles:
A Factor Analysis

BY SHARON A. ANGLEMAN
ARKANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY, DECEMBER 2000


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     Angleman, S. (December, 2000). Uses and Gratifications and Internet Profiles: A Factor Analysis. Is Internet Use and Travel to Cyberspace Reinforced by Unrealized Gratifications? Paper presented at the Western Science Social Association 2001 Conference held in Reno, NV. <http://www.jrily.com/LiteraryIllusions/InternetGratificationStudyIndex.html> (date of access).

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