Bending without breaking: Examining the role of attitudinal ambivalence in resisting persuasive communication

European Journal of Social Psychology

Volumn 38, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 1-15

  Cavazza, Nicoletta ^a   Butera, Fabrizio ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MODENA AND REGGIO EMILIA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LAUSANNE   (Switzerland)

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EID: 39749193921     PISSN: 00462772     EISSN: 10990992     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ejsp.424     Document Type: Article

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