Real talk: Manipulating the dependent variable in spiral of silence research

Communication Research

Volumn 28, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 304-324

  Scheufele, Dietram A ^a   Shanahan, James ^a   Lee, Eunjung ^a  

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EID: 0035591454     PISSN: 00936502     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/009365001028003003     Document Type: Article

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