Elaboration in processing adolescent health messages: The impact of egocentrism and sensation seeking on message processing

Journal of Communication

Volumn 52, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 812-831

  Greene, Kathryn ^a   Krcmar, Marina ^b   Rubin, Donald ^c   Walters, Lynda Henley ^c   Hale, Jerold ^c  

^a RUTGERS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COGNITION; COMMUNICATION; RISK FACTOR;

EID: 0036960438     PISSN: 00219916     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/joc/52.4.812     Document Type: Article

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