Source Credibility and Presidential Campaigns
Governor Clinton and the Allegation of Marital Infidelity
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 13664297 |
|---|---|
| Authors | J W Wanzenried (University of Nebraska at Omaha, corresponding author), Deborah Smith‐Howell (University of Nebraska at Omaha), D Smith-Howell (University of Nebraska at Omaha), F C Powell (0000-0002-6366-730X, University of Nebraska at Omaha) |
| Year | 1992 |
| Volume | 70 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Pages | 992-994 |
| Publication date | 1992-06-01 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Psychological Reports (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0033-2941 • E-ISSN: 1558-691X |
| Publisher | SAGE Publishing (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.2466/pr0.1992.70.3.992 |
| OpenAlex | W2162278000 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 1 |
| References cited | 6 |
The McCroskey and Jenson source credibility scale was administered to a sample of 178 college students before and after watching Governor Clinton, candidate for the Democratic Presidential nomination, answer questions relating to charges of marital infidelity on a nationally televised program. Four source credibility attributes showed no statistically significant changes in scores before and after the program on competency, character, sociability, and extroversion
Allegation · Big Five personality traits · Credibility · Democracy · Extraversion and introversion · Governor · Impeachment · Nomination · Personality · Political science · Politics · Presidential system · Source credibility · Law · Media Studies and Communication · Psychology · Social and Intergroup Psychology · Social Psychology
| Citations per year | 0.25 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2022 - 2022 (1) |
| Highly cited | No |