Emotions, Public Opinion, and U.S. Presidential Approval Rates: A 5-Year Analysis of Online Political Discussions

Human Communication Research

Volumn 38, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 121-143

  González Bailón, Sandra ^a   Banchs, Rafael E ^b   Kaltenbrunner, Andreas ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

^b INSTITUTE FOR INFOCOMM RESEARCH   (Singapore)

^c Barcelona Media Innovation Center   (Spain)

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EID: 84858125676     PISSN: 03603989     EISSN: 14682958     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1468-2958.2011.01423.x     Document Type: Article

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