The Influence of Mortality Focus on Guilt Advertising Effectiveness
Document Type
Article
Publication Date
2014
Abstract
The current research examines the influence of mortality focus on the effectiveness of guilt advertising via two experiments. Mortality focus and type of guilt advertising appeal interacted such that directing the focus of mortality on one's own death (versus other) facilitated effectiveness of guilt-lessening (versus guilt-magnifying) appeals. The mediators of the influences were the motivation to boost self-confidence (versus manage impression). The findings offer practical implications for guilt advertising management and contribute to the literature on consumer guilt, mortality salience, and defensive processing.
Publication Title
Journal of Marketing Theory and Practice
Repository Citation
Lee-Wingate, Sooyeon N.; Moon, Jae Yun; and Godbole, Mousumi Bose, "The Influence of Mortality Focus on Guilt Advertising Effectiveness" (2014). Business Faculty Publications. 171.
https://digitalcommons.fairfield.edu/business-facultypubs/171
Published Citation
Sooyeon N. Lee-Wingate, Jae Yun Moon and Mousumi Bose, (2014) "The Influence of Mortality Focus on Guilt Advertising Effectiveness," Journal of Marketing Theory and Practice, 22, no.1, p. 103-114.
DOI
10.2753/MTP1069-6679220107
Peer Reviewed
Comments
Copyright 2014 M. E. Sharpe Inc. / Taylor &Francis
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