After the flood: Anger, attribution, and the seeking of information

Science Communication

Volumn 29, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 285-315

  Griffin, Robert J ^a   Yang, Zheng ^b   Ter Huurne, Ellen ^c   Boerner, Francesca ^d   Ortiz, Sherry ^a   Dunwoody, Sharon ^e  

^a MARQUETTE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Department of Obstetrics Gynecology   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TWENTE   (Netherlands)

^d FORSCHUNGSZENTRUM JÜLICH   (Germany)

^e UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

Author keywords

Anger; Attribution theory; Flooding; Information processing; Information seeking; Risk communication; Risk perception

Indexed keywords

EID: 38949131933     PISSN: 10755470     EISSN: 15528545     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1075547007312309     Document Type: Article

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