Processing radio PSAs: Production pacing, arousing content, and age

Journal of Health Communication

Volumn 12, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 581-599

  Lang, Annie ^a   Schwartz, Nancy ^a   Lee, Seungjo ^a   Angelini, James ^a  

^a INDIANA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; AGE; AROUSAL; ARTICLE; COGNITION; DEPENDENT VARIABLE; EMOTION; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; PHYSIOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PRODUCTIVITY; PUBLIC SERVICE ANOUNCEMENT; SCHOOL CHILD; TELECOMMUNICATION;

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT PSYCHOLOGY; ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AROUSAL; CHILD; CHILD PSYCHOLOGY; COGNITION; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; EMOTIONS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDWESTERN UNITED STATES; PERSUASIVE COMMUNICATION; RADIO; SOCIAL MARKETING;

EID: 34548315916     PISSN: 10810730     EISSN: 10870415     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10810730701508708     Document Type: Article

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