Nuances about the role and impact of affect in inoculation

Communication Monographs

Volumn 76, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 73-98

  Pfau, Michael ^a   Semmler, Shane M ^a   Deatrick, Leslie ^a   Mason, Alicia ^a   Nisbett, Gwen ^a   Lane, Lindsay ^a   Craig, Elizabeth ^a   Underhill, Jill ^a   Banas, John ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OKLAHOMA   (United States)

Author keywords

Affect; Inoculation; Resistance to influence

Indexed keywords

EID: 61349152429     PISSN: 03637751     EISSN: 14795787     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/03637750802378807     Document Type: Article

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