The media's role in public negativity toward Congress: Distinguishing emotional reactions and cognitive evaluations

American Journal of Political Science

Volumn 42, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 475-498

  Hibbing, John R ^a   Theiss Morse, Elizabeth ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA LINCOLN   (United States)

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EID: 0032360985     PISSN: 00925853     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/2991767     Document Type: Article

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