Political Advertising and the Older Electorate

Autor: Elizabeth Johnson Avery, Ruthann Weaver Lariscy, Spencer F. Tinkham
Rok vydání: 2009
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Zdroj: Journal of Advertising. 38:105-120
ISSN: 1557-7805
0091-3367
DOI: 10.2753/joa0091-3367380207
Popis: An experimental study involving samples of young and old voters examines whether older people are more susceptible to various types of political advertisements (positive versus negative and ambiguous versus clear) than are their younger counterparts. Our results extend research from cognitive psychology into political advertising and confirm age-related differences that favor younger people. The results are mixed regarding the persuasive impact of political advertisements. Specifically, younger people actually show greater attitudinal vulnerability and the oldest voters show the greatest behavioral vulnerability.
Databáze: OpenAIRE