The Role of Message Frame and Contact in Young Adults' Attitudes toward Older Adults and Social Security

Message framing and intergroup contact theories provide the framework for this study to examine how episodic and thematic political message frames affect young adults' attitudes toward older adults and Social Security. Three specific moderators were examined: direct contact, trait empathy, and...

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Main Author: Springer, Sheila Ann
Other Authors: Harwood, Jake
Language:en
Published: The University of Arizona. 2012
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10150/265353

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