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Explaining the Effects of Narrative in an Entertainment Television Program

Overcoming Resistance to Persuasion

Bibliographic Data

ID2270109
AuthorsEmily Moyer-Gusã© (The Ohio State University), Robin L Nabi (0000-0002-2057-8489, University of California, Santa Barbara)
Year2010
Volume36
Issue1
Pages26-52
Publication date2010-01-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueHuman Communication Research (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0360-3989 • E-ISSN: 1468-2958
PublisherOxford University Press (OUP) (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.1111/j.1468-2958.2009.01367.x
OpenAlexW2147710454
LanguageEN
Citations received254
References cited43

Journal Article Explaining the Effects of Narrative in an Entertainment Television Program: Overcoming Resistance to Persuasion Get access Emily Moyer-Gusé, Emily Moyer-Gusé 1School of Communication, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH 43210-1339, USA 1Corresponding author: Emily Moyer-Gusé; Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar Robin L. Nabi Robin L. Nabi 2Department of Communication, University of California, Santa Barbara, CA 93106, USA Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar Human Communication Research, Volume 36, Issue 1, 1 January 2010, Pages 26–52, https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1468-2958.2009.01367.x Published: 01 January 2010

Art · Entertainment · Literature · Media studies · Narrative · Persuasion · Resistance (ecology · Sociology · Visual arts · Media Influence and Health · Media Studies and Communication · Media, Gender, and Advertising · Psychology · Social Psychology

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