Nuances in inoculation: The role of inoculation approach, ego-involvement, and message processing disposition in resistance

Communication Quarterly

Volumn 45, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 461-481

  Pfau, Michael ^a   Tusing, Kyle James ^a   Lee, Waipeng ^b   Godbold, Linda C ^a   Koerner, Ascan ^a   Penaloza, Linda J ^a   Hong, Yah huei ^a   Yang, Violet Shu huei ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

^b NANYANG TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY   (Singapore)

Author keywords

Ego involvement; Elm; Influence; Inoculation; Message elaboration; Resistance

Indexed keywords

EID: 0007296337     PISSN: 01463373     EISSN: 17464102     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01463379709370077     Document Type: Article

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