Message properties, mediating states, and manipulation checks: Claims, evidence, and data analysis in experimental persuasive message effects research

Communication Theory

Volumn 13, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 251-274

  O'Keefe, Daniel J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA CHAMPAIGN   (United States)

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EID: 0141461375     PISSN: 10503293     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1468-2885.2003.tb00292.x     Document Type: Article

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