Engaging the female audience: An evolutionary psychology perspective on gendered responses to news valence frames

Journal of Broadcasting and Electronic Media

Volumn 52, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 33-51

  Kamhawi, Rasha ^a,b   Grabe, Maria Elizabeth ^a,c  

^a INDIANA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

^c TEMPLE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 41549121479     PISSN: 08838151     EISSN: 15506878     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/08838150701820783     Document Type: Article

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