Perceived Issue Importance, Information Processing, and Third-Person Effect of News about the Imported U.S. Beef Controversy

International Journal of Public Opinion Research

Volumn 27, Issue 3, 2015, Pages 343-360

  Lo, Ven Hwei ^a   Wei, Ran ^b   Lu, Hung Yi ^c   Hou, Hsin Ya ^d  

^a CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA   (United States)

^c NATIONAL CHUNG CHENG UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^d NATIONAL CHENGCHI UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

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EID: 84941211193     PISSN: 09542892     EISSN: 14716909     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ijpor/edu039     Document Type: Article

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