Dimensionality of Advertising Attitudes: Cross-National Insights
Document Type
Article
Publication Date
1-1-1997
Description
A consensus emerging from writings about attitudes towards advertising in general is that such attitudes consist of two dimensions: the social and economic effects. However, as is the case with other marketing concepts and propositions, the findings pertaining to the structure of advertising attitudes are primarily based on American research. This study investigates the dimensionality of advertising attitudes in a non-US setting. The results obtained from a survey of Saudi adult consumers suggest that advertising attitudes do indeed decompose into social and economic effects dimensions as espoused in the US-based literature. The measures developed to capture the two dimensions demonstrate satisfactory internal consistency reliability and pass the tests for convergent, discriminant and concurrent validity. The implications of the findings are discussed and suggestions for future research are provided.
Citation Information
Yavas, Ugur. 1997. Dimensionality of Advertising Attitudes: Cross-National Insights. Journal of Marketing Communications. Vol.3(3). 175-185. https://doi.org/10.1080/135272697345952 ISSN: 1352-7266