The persuasive effects of message framing in organ donation: The mediating role of psychological reactance

Communication Monographs

Volumn 74, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 229-255

  Reinhart, Amber Marie ^a   Marshall, Heather M ^b   Feeley, Thomas Hugh ^c   Tutzauer, Frank ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI ST LOUIS   (United States)

^b ROCHESTER INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY AT BUFFALO   (United States)

Author keywords

Framing; Organ; Prospect theory; Psychological reactance; Reactions

Indexed keywords

EID: 34547413624     PISSN: 03637751     EISSN: 14795787     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/03637750701397098     Document Type: Article

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