Effects of message framing and temporal context on college student drinking behavior

Journal of Experimental Social Psychology

Volumn 44, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 1167-1173

  Gerend, Mary A ^a   Cullen, Margaret ^a  

^a FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITY COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Alcohol; Message framing; Risk behavior; Temporal context

Indexed keywords

EID: 44549087850     PISSN: 00221031     EISSN: 10960465     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jesp.2008.02.007     Document Type: Article

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