The impact of threat appeals on fear arousal and driver behavior: a meta-analysis of experimental research 1990-2011.
The existing empirical research exploring the impact of threat appeals on driver behavior has reported inconsistent findings. In an effort to provide an up-to-date synthesis of the experimental findings, meta-analytic techniques were employed to examine the impact of threat-based messages on fear ar...
Main Authors: | Rachel N Carey, Daragh T McDermott, Kiran M Sarma |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Public Library of Science (PLoS)
2013-01-01
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Series: | PLoS ONE |
Online Access: | http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3656854?pdf=render |
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