Antagonistic and Synergetic Impacts of Conversation on Nonpersuasive Media Effects

Communication Research

Volumn 41, Issue 4, 2014, Pages 578-602

  Gehrau, Volker ^a   Döveling, Katrin ^b   Sommer, Denise ^c   Dunlop, Sally ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MÜNSTER   (Germany)

^b DRESDEN UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Germany)

^c UNIVERSITY OF LEIPZIG   (Germany)

^d UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

interpersonal communication; media effects; television

Indexed keywords

EID: 84899438181     PISSN: 00936502     EISSN: 15523810     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0093650212445480     Document Type: Review

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