The relationship between narrative content variation, affective and cognitive reactions, and a person's willingness to sign an organ donor card

Communication Research Reports

Volumn 22, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 253-263

  Massi Lindsey, Lisa L ^a   Ah Yun, Kimo ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

Affect; Cognition; Narratives; Organ donation; Persuasion

Indexed keywords

EID: 76649110138     PISSN: 08824096     EISSN: 17464099     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00036810500317441     Document Type: Article

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