PERSUASIVENESS OF ONLINE ADVERTISEMENT WITH FEAR APPEALS: THE INFLUENCE OF SELF-REGULATORY FOCUS AND INVOLVEMENT

Authors

  • Chih-Chien Wang National Taipei University
  • Hsien-Tung Tsai National Taipei University
  • Ming-Chian Lee National Taipei University

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.7903/ijecs.1022

Keywords:

Self-Regulatory Focus, Fear Appeals, Online Advertisement

Abstract

This study investigates the influence of self-regulatory focus on the persuasiveness of online advertisement having fear appeals. The empirical survey results of 170 voluntary participants revealed that content with fear appeals could be used to persuade audiences with self-regulatory prevention focus.

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Published

2012-08-24

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Regular Articles