Reinforcing Spirals Model: Conceptualizing the Relationship Between Media Content Exposure and the Development and Maintenance of Attitudes

Media Psychology

Volumn 18, Issue 3, 2015, Pages 370-395

  Slater, Michael D ^a  

^a OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 84942991117     PISSN: 15213269     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15213269.2014.897236     Document Type: Article

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