Fear appeals revisited: Testing a unique anti-smoking film

Current Psychology

Volumn 27, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 145-151

  Schmitt, Carol L ^a   Blass, Thomas ^b  

^a RTI INTERNATIONAL   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND BALTIMORE COUNTY   (United States)

Author keywords

Adolescents; Fear appeals; Persuasive communication; Prevention; Smoking; Tobacco

Indexed keywords

EID: 43449124080     PISSN: 10461310     EISSN: 19364733     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12144-008-9029-7     Document Type: Article

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