Affective cues in persuasion: An assessment of causal mediation |
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Authors: | Thomas J. Madden Icek Ajzen |
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Affiliation: | (1) University of South Carolina, South Carolina, USA;(2) University of Massachusetts, Massachusetts, USA |
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Abstract: | This experiment examined the mediating role of affective cues in persuasion. College students were exposed to advertisements that contained or did not contain affective cues in the form of humor, and that contained or did not contain information about the advertised product. As intended the affective cues were found to influence attitudes toward the advertisement (Aad), while the productrelevant information was found to influence attitudes toward the advertised product (Ab). By manipulating Aad and Ab independently, it was possible to test for the causal mediation of one attitude on the other. The results showed that Ab had a significant mediating (p<.05) effect on Aad, but that Aad did not significantly mediate Ab. |
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Keywords: | Affectives Cues Causal Mediation Brand Attitude Product Attitude |
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