Validating the willingness to self-censor scale II: Inhibition of opinion expression in a conversational setting

Communication Methods and Measures

Volumn 4, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 256-272

  Hayes, Andrew F ^a   Uldall, Brian R ^b   Glynn, Carroll J ^a  

^a OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII   (United States)

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EID: 79960909804     PISSN: 19312458     EISSN: 19312466     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/19312458.2010.505503     Document Type: Article

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