What Is the Truth? An Application of the Extended Parallel Process Model to Televised Truth® Ads

Health Communication

Volumn 28, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 53-62

  LaVoie, Nicole R ^a   Quick, Brian L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA CHAMPAIGN   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADVERTIZING; ARTICLE; CHILD; DECEPTION; FEAR; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; PERSUASIVE COMMUNICATION; PSYCHOLOGICAL THEORY; TELEVISION; UNITED STATES;

ADOLESCENT; ADVERTISING AS TOPIC; CHILD; DECEPTION; FEAR; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HUMANS; PERSUASIVE COMMUNICATION; PSYCHOLOGICAL THEORY; TELEVISION; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84873151195     PISSN: 10410236     EISSN: 15327027     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10410236.2012.728467     Document Type: Article

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