Rally Effects, Threat, and Attitude Change: An Integrative Approach to Understanding the Role of Emotion

Journal of Personality and Social Psychology

Volumn 98, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 886-903

  Lambert, Alan J ^a   Scherer, Laura D ^a   Schott, John Paul ^a   Olson, Kristina R ^b   Andrews, Rick K ^c   O'Brien, Thomas C ^a   Zisser, Alison R ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^b YALE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c NEW YORK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

Emotion; Political attitudes; Rally 'round the flag; Threat

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANGER; ANXIETY; AROUSAL; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE; CROWDING; EMOTION; FEMALE; HUMAN; INDIVIDUALITY; MALE; POLITICS; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOLOGICAL MODEL; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; TERRORISM; UNITED STATES; VIDEORECORDING; MASS BEHAVIOR; PSYCHOLOGY;

ADULT; ANGER; ANXIETY; AROUSAL; ATTITUDE; EMOTIONS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INDIVIDUALITY; MALE; MASS BEHAVIOR; MODELS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; POLITICS; SEPTEMBER 11 TERRORIST ATTACKS; SOCIAL IDENTIFICATION; UNITED STATES; VIDEO RECORDING;

EID: 77954803196     PISSN: 00223514     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/a0019086     Document Type: Article

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