A multilevel analysis of rumor transmission: Effects of anxiety and belief in two field experiments

Basic and Applied Social Psychology

Volumn 28, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 91-100

  Pezzo, Mark V ^a   Beckstead, Jason W ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA   (United States)

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EID: 33646014478     PISSN: 01973533     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1207/s15324834basp2801_8     Document Type: Article

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