A person-relative-to-event (PrE) approach to negative threat appeals and earthquake preparedness: A field study

Journal of Applied Social Psychology

Volumn 29, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 495-516

  Duval, T Shelley ^a   Mulilis, John Paul ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b NONE

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EID: 0033084252     PISSN: 00219029     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1559-1816.1999.tb01398.x     Document Type: Article

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