Guilt appeals in advertising: the mediating roles of inferences of manipulative intent and attitude towards advertising

Literature identifies three classifications of guilt namely, anticipatory, reactive and existential guilt. However most studies in guilt are devoted towards charitable advertisements and this has limited our understanding of guilt appeals in advertising. Guilt appeal is increasingly importantfor adv...

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Main Authors: Lwin, Michael, Phau, Ian
Other Authors: Daniela Spanjaard
Format: Conference Paper
Published: University of Western Sydney 2008
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/6120
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description Literature identifies three classifications of guilt namely, anticipatory, reactive and existential guilt. However most studies in guilt are devoted towards charitable advertisements and this has limited our understanding of guilt appeals in advertising. Guilt appeal is increasingly importantfor advertisers, due to changes in demographics and family lifestyles. It has led to higher prevalence of guilt appeals in luxury and symbolic brands which are previously unexplored. Based on the research gaps, a research framework is proposed to examine these untested relationships between attitude towards the ad, ad credibility, inferences of manipulative intentand guilt arousal. Potential contributions are also discussed.
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spelling curtin-20.500.11937-61202022-11-21T05:19:39Z Guilt appeals in advertising: the mediating roles of inferences of manipulative intent and attitude towards advertising Lwin, Michael Phau, Ian Daniela Spanjaard Sara Denize Neeru Sharma Luxury and symbolic brand Inferences of manipulative intent Guilt appeal Guilt classifications Ad credibility Literature identifies three classifications of guilt namely, anticipatory, reactive and existential guilt. However most studies in guilt are devoted towards charitable advertisements and this has limited our understanding of guilt appeals in advertising. Guilt appeal is increasingly importantfor advertisers, due to changes in demographics and family lifestyles. It has led to higher prevalence of guilt appeals in luxury and symbolic brands which are previously unexplored. Based on the research gaps, a research framework is proposed to examine these untested relationships between attitude towards the ad, ad credibility, inferences of manipulative intentand guilt arousal. Potential contributions are also discussed. 2008 Conference Paper http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/6120 University of Western Sydney fulltext
spellingShingle Luxury and symbolic brand
Inferences of manipulative intent
Guilt appeal
Guilt classifications
Ad credibility
Lwin, Michael
Phau, Ian
Guilt appeals in advertising: the mediating roles of inferences of manipulative intent and attitude towards advertising
title Guilt appeals in advertising: the mediating roles of inferences of manipulative intent and attitude towards advertising
title_full Guilt appeals in advertising: the mediating roles of inferences of manipulative intent and attitude towards advertising
title_fullStr Guilt appeals in advertising: the mediating roles of inferences of manipulative intent and attitude towards advertising
title_full_unstemmed Guilt appeals in advertising: the mediating roles of inferences of manipulative intent and attitude towards advertising
title_short Guilt appeals in advertising: the mediating roles of inferences of manipulative intent and attitude towards advertising
title_sort guilt appeals in advertising: the mediating roles of inferences of manipulative intent and attitude towards advertising
topic Luxury and symbolic brand
Inferences of manipulative intent
Guilt appeal
Guilt classifications
Ad credibility
url http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/6120