Sixty years of fear appeal research: current state of the evidence.

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Published in Int J Psychol on February 24, 2014

Authors

Robert A C Ruiter1, Loes T E Kessels, Gjalt-Jorn Y Peters, Gerjo Kok

Author Affiliations

1: Department of Work and Social Psychology, Maastricht University, Maastricht, The Netherlands.

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