Influence of hostile media perception on willingness to engage in discursive activities: An examination of mediating role of media indignation

Media Psychology

Volumn 11, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 76-97

  Hwang, Hyunseo ^a   Pan, Zhongdang ^a   Sun, Ye ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

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EID: 41249096927     PISSN: 15213269     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15213260701813454     Document Type: Article

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