Distinct pathways to persuasion: The role of affect in message-framing effects

European Journal of Social Psychology

Volumn 40, Issue 7, 2010, Pages 1261-1276

  Van 'T Riet, Jonathan ^a   Ruiter, Robert A C ^b   Werrij, Marieke Q ^b   Candel, Math J J M ^b   De Vries, Hein ^b  

^a WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b MAASTRICHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

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EID: 78649608763     PISSN: 00462772     EISSN: 10990992     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ejsp.722     Document Type: Article

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