Ambivalent Attitudes in a Communication Process: An Integrated Model

Human Communication Research

Volumn 38, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 332-359

  Chang, Chingching ^a  

^a NATIONAL CHENGCHI UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

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EID: 84862625180     PISSN: 03603989     EISSN: 14682958     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1468-2958.2012.01429.x     Document Type: Article

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