Responses to messages about health behaviors: The influence of repressive coping

Psychology and Health

Volumn 21, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 231-245

  Millar, Murray ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEVADA   (United States)

Author keywords

Health behavior; Persuasion; Repression

Indexed keywords

EID: 33646373014     PISSN: 08870446     EISSN: 14768321     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/14768320500105361     Document Type: Article

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