Inoculating Against Reactance to Persuasive Health Messages

Health Communication

Volumn 30, Issue 5, 2015, Pages 451-460

  Richards, Adam S ^a   Banas, John A ^b  

^a TEXAS CHRISTIAN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OKLAHOMA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BEHAVIOR; DRINKING BEHAVIOR; EMOTION; FEMALE; FREEDOM; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMAN; MALE; MEDICAL INFORMATION; PERSUASIVE COMMUNICATION; PREVENTION AND CONTROL; PROCEDURES; PSYCHOLOGICAL THEORY; PSYCHOLOGY; YOUNG ADULT;

ALCOHOL DRINKING; EMOTIONS; FEMALE; FREEDOM; HEALTH COMMUNICATION; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMANS; INTENTION; MALE; PERSUASIVE COMMUNICATION; PSYCHOLOGICAL THEORY; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84923478083     PISSN: 10410236     EISSN: 15327027     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10410236.2013.867005     Document Type: Article

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