The Affect Effect of Political Satire: Sarcastic Humor, Negative Emotions, and Political Participation

Mass Communication and Society

Volumn 17, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 307-328

  Lee, Hoon ^a   Kwak, Nojin ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

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EID: 84900986875     PISSN: 15205436     EISSN: 15327825     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15205436.2014.891133     Document Type: Article

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