Influence of emotional content and perceived relevance on spread of urban legends: A pilot study

Psychological Reports

Volumn 102, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 623-629

  Cotter, Ellen M ^a  

^a GEORGIA SOUTHWESTERN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; EMOTION; FEAR; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFORMATION DISSEMINATION; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOTIVATION; PILOT STUDY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOLOGICAL MODEL; SUPERSTITION; VERBAL COMMUNICATION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; COMMUNICATION; EMOTIONS; FEAR; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFORMATION DISSEMINATION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MODELS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; MOTIVATION; NARRATION; PILOT PROJECTS; SUPERSTITIONS;

EID: 45149126606     PISSN: 00332941     EISSN: 1558691X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2466/PR0.102.2.623-629     Document Type: Article

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