Rumors denials as persuasive messages: Effects of personal relevance, source, and message characteristics

Journal of Applied Social Psychology

Volumn 35, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 1301-1331

  Bordia, Prashant ^a   Difonzo, Nicholas ^b   Haines, Robin ^c   Chaseling, Elizabeth ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

^b ROCHESTER INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

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EID: 28044458559     PISSN: 00219029     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1559-1816.2005.tb02172.x     Document Type: Article

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