The Impact of Balanced Risk-Benefit Information and Initial Attitudes on Post-Information Attitudes

Journal of Applied Social Psychology

Volumn 42, Issue 8, 2012, Pages 1958-1983

  Van Dijk, Heleen ^a   Fischer, Arnout R H ^a   De Jonge, Janneke ^a   Rowe, Gene ^b   Frewer, Lynn J ^c  

^a WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b Gene Rowe Evaluations   (United Kingdom)

^c NEWCASTLE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 84864914358     PISSN: 00219029     EISSN: 15591816     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1559-1816.2012.00926.x     Document Type: Article

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