Attitude of Muslim consumers towards sex appeal in advertising: A comparative study between sub-cultures in Malaysia

This research was designed in order to explore the subculture differences in Malaysian consumers’ responses to sex appeal advertising. This study employs a 2 × 2 × 2 full factorial between subjects design. There are two levels of model gender (male/female), two levels of sex appeal (high/low), and t...

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Main Authors: Ismail, A.R., Melewar, T.
Format: Journal Article
Published: Routledge 2014
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/30646
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description This research was designed in order to explore the subculture differences in Malaysian consumers’ responses to sex appeal advertising. This study employs a 2 × 2 × 2 full factorial between subjects design. There are two levels of model gender (male/female), two levels of sex appeal (high/low), and two levels of religion of the subjects (Muslim/non-Muslim). When comparing Muslims and non-Muslims in the responses to the ads, it was generally found that Muslim subjects’ attitudes were significantly lower than non-Muslims attitudes toward the same ads. Future research should adopt a more representative sample and test different product categories.
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spelling curtin-20.500.11937-306462017-09-13T15:08:24Z Attitude of Muslim consumers towards sex appeal in advertising: A comparative study between sub-cultures in Malaysia Ismail, A.R. Melewar, T. This research was designed in order to explore the subculture differences in Malaysian consumers’ responses to sex appeal advertising. This study employs a 2 × 2 × 2 full factorial between subjects design. There are two levels of model gender (male/female), two levels of sex appeal (high/low), and two levels of religion of the subjects (Muslim/non-Muslim). When comparing Muslims and non-Muslims in the responses to the ads, it was generally found that Muslim subjects’ attitudes were significantly lower than non-Muslims attitudes toward the same ads. Future research should adopt a more representative sample and test different product categories. 2014 Journal Article http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/30646 10.1080/10496491.2014.946204 Routledge restricted
spellingShingle Ismail, A.R.
Melewar, T.
Attitude of Muslim consumers towards sex appeal in advertising: A comparative study between sub-cultures in Malaysia
title Attitude of Muslim consumers towards sex appeal in advertising: A comparative study between sub-cultures in Malaysia
title_full Attitude of Muslim consumers towards sex appeal in advertising: A comparative study between sub-cultures in Malaysia
title_fullStr Attitude of Muslim consumers towards sex appeal in advertising: A comparative study between sub-cultures in Malaysia
title_full_unstemmed Attitude of Muslim consumers towards sex appeal in advertising: A comparative study between sub-cultures in Malaysia
title_short Attitude of Muslim consumers towards sex appeal in advertising: A comparative study between sub-cultures in Malaysia
title_sort attitude of muslim consumers towards sex appeal in advertising: a comparative study between sub-cultures in malaysia
url http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/30646