Persuasiveness of In-Group and Out-Group Political Messages: The Case of Negative Political Campaigning

Journal of Personality and Social Psychology

Volumn 70, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 523-534

  Budesheim, Thomas Lee ^a   Houston, David A ^b,d   DePaola, Stephen J ^c  

^a CREIGHTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MEMPHIS   (United States)

^c Southwestern College   (United States)

^d University of Memphis

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EID: 0030537773     PISSN: 00223514     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/0022-3514.70.3.523     Document Type: Article

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