Attitude toward Advertising in General and Attitude toward a Specific Type of Advertising – A First Empirical Approac

Journal Title: Journal of Competitiveness - Year 2014, Vol 6, Issue 1

Abstract

The paper examines based on international research the differences between results of studies focused on consumers’ attitude toward advertising. The aim of this paper is to show that it is possible to find situations where the influence of attitudes towards specific ads in general (ASG) on attitudes toward advertising (Aad) can be observed and also it is possible to find no influence of attitudes toward ads in general (AG) on Aad. The paper shows that the problem comes from the definition of AG. The experiments described in this paper detect attitudinal differences toward advertising in general among studied nations depending on the type of advertising. The research encompasses respondents from three countries with different economic and cultural backgrounds (Germany, Ukraine and USA). The data were collected based on a quantitative survey and experiment among university students. The results show that the concept of AG is in some cases too broad. Differences between AG were confirmed between Ukraine and other countries. The respondents from Germany are according to AG more pessimistic and the respondents from the USA are more optimistic. This disparity was explained by a significant difference in Orthodox and Atheist religion compared to the other religions.

Authors and Affiliations

Christian Dianoux, Zdenek Linhart, Lucie Vnouckova

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  • EP ID EP147068
  • DOI 10.7441/joc.2014.01.06
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Christian Dianoux, Zdenek Linhart, Lucie Vnouckova (2014). Attitude toward Advertising in General and Attitude toward a Specific Type of Advertising – A First Empirical Approac. Journal of Competitiveness, 6(1), 87-103. https://europub.co.uk/articles/-A-147068