"This story is right on": The impact of regulatory fit on narrative engagement and persuasion

European Journal of Social Psychology

Volumn 39, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 447-456

  Vaughn, Leigh Ann ^a   Hesse, Sarah J ^a   Petkova, Zhivka ^a   Trudeau, Lindsay ^a  

^a ITHACA COLLEGE   (United States)

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EID: 69749112229     PISSN: 00462772     EISSN: 10990992     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ejsp.570     Document Type: Article

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