Examining the influence of self-efficacy on message-framing effects: Reducing salt consumption in the general population

Basic and Applied Social Psychology

Volumn 32, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 165-172

  van 't Riet, Jonathan ^a   Ruiter, Robert A C ^b   Smerecnik, Chris ^b   de Vries, Hein ^b  

^a WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b MAASTRICHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

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EID: 77952527834     PISSN: 01973533     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01973531003738338     Document Type: Article

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