Reliability and validity of the generalized attitude measure and generalized belief measure

Communication Quarterly

Volumn 54, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 265-274

  McCroskey, James C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA AT BIRMINGHAM   (United States)

Author keywords

Attitude Measurement; Generalized Attitude Measure; Generalized Belief Measure; Reliability and Validity

Indexed keywords

EID: 84991478953     PISSN: 01463373     EISSN: 17464102     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01463370600877893     Document Type: Article

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