background & aim: premenstrual syndrome (pms) refers to a set of psychological and physical symptoms, which interfere with one’s daily life. the aim of this study was to determine whether the perceived severity of pms symptoms is correlated with knowledge, attitude, and severity of this condition according to the daily registration calendar among students of ferdowsi university of mashhad, iran...

In this article, we focus on the potential influence of a scientist's advocacy position on the public's perceived credibility of scientists as a whole. Further, we examine how the scientist's solution position (information only, non-controversial, and controversial) affects the public's perception of the scientist's motivation for sharing information about specific issues (flu, marijuana, clima...

This study investigates how individuals process an online product review when an avatar is included to represent the peer reviewer. The researchers predicted that both perceived avatar and textual credibility would have a positive influence on perceptions of source trustworthiness and the data supported this prediction. Expectancy violations theory also predicted that discrepancies between the ...

The aim of this study is to develop a conceptual model for purchase intention of foreign food products in the Iranian context. Based on an in-depth review of past literature, the sub-factors related to customer’s purchase intention were extracted. Then, exploratory factor analysis and confirmatory factor analysis were applied to identify and confirm the factors affecting purchase intention of f...

Credibility is central to communication but often jeopardized by "credibility gaps." This is especially true for communication about corporate social responsibility (CSR). To date, no tool has been available to analyze stakeholders' credibility perceptions of CSR communication. This article presents a series of studies conducted to develop a scale to assess the perceived credibility of CSR repo...

Marketing literature reveals that perceived value is always considered to be of paramount importance when consumers purchase a product. In order to form a positive attitude towards green products resulting from a higher perceived value, the products proclaimed as green should incorporate the worth which consumers value the most while purchasing. The present study investigates whether there is a...

Clients are the vital artery of every industry and business. Maintaining these customers is one of the most important tasks of any business, especially banks.  The  specific needs  of  customers and  the increasing compe- tition in the banking services market have led banks to create structures that can respond flexibly to these needs. Obviously, one of the important points is that moving to th...

Clients are the vital artery of every industry and business. Maintaining these customers is one of the most important tasks of any business, especially banks.  The  specific needs  of  customers and  the increasing compe- tition in the banking services market have led banks to create structures that can respond flexibly to these needs. Obviously, one of the important points is that moving to th...