Mediators of the effects of cold-warm communication on attraction toward online service providers

Journal of Social Psychology

Volumn 148, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 375-378

  Singh, Ramadhar ^a   Lee, Clara Yulin ^a  

^a NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE   (Singapore)

Author keywords

Attachment; Attitudes; Attraction; Online service providers; Technology

Indexed keywords

EID: 47049104242     PISSN: 00224545     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3200/SOCP.148.3.375-378     Document Type: Article

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