The predictive validity of implicit and explicit attitudes is a central question in social psychological research with important theoretical and empirical ramifications. Three main patterns of combining implicit and explicit attitudes to predict behaviour have been postulated. They are, double dissociation (in which implicit and explicit attitudes predict spontaneous and deliberate behaviour re...

One of the key concepts in the research on political attitudes is attitude strength. Strong attitudes are durable and impactful, while weak attitudes are fluctuating and inconsequential. Recently, the Causal Attitude Network (CAN) model was proposed as a comprehensive measurement model of attitudes. In this model, attitudes are conceptualized as networks of causally connected evaluative reactio...

Attitudes towards eating, weight and shape were examined in 479 Caucasian, Afro-Caribbean and Asian British women. The Asian women were found to have significantly more disordered eating attitudes than the Caucasian women, but no difference was found between the three groups in their concern with their body weight and shape. However, while in the Caucasian group disordered eating attitudes were...

Using hand-collected survey and experimental data, we examine the determinants of financial literacy as well link between self-reported risk elicited preferences in a least developed African country, Guinea. We measure sum three elements: knowledge, attitude, behaviour. Our findings indicate that lack significant relationship our is caused by crowding out effects attitude knowledge. Individuals...

Maternal childbearing attitudes and self-definition as related to maternal perceptions of infant temperament were investigated in a pilot study. Maternal attitudes, self-definition, and perceptions of infant temperament were determined through mothers' self-report. Results indicated that maternal attitudes-including self-confidence and feelings toward infants and children-were positively relate...

This study examines the knowledge, attitudes, and beliefs of African-American men and their female significant others regarding prostate cancer screening. Study flyers and a television interview were used to recruit participants into the study that took place in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania. Six focus groups were conducted: four with African-American men and two with female significant others. A to...

The emotional feelings evoked by advertisements/products exert a powerful influence on consumer and decision making (Isen at al. 1982; Clark & Isen 1982). For instance, several studies provide evidence for the strong effect of emotions on brand attitudes (e.g., Williams & Aaker 2002). For practitioners and researchers, knowledge about how consumers’ emotions influence their behavior and brand a...

high levels of weee and limited capacities for disposal and recycling, together with thenecessity to transpose the european legislation into national law have shaped the profile of weee system inromania. in order to improve the functionality of this system it is important to understand the citizens’behaviour towards weee recycling. recent research conducted in different countries suggest that v...

high levels of weee and limited capacities for disposal and recycling, together with thenecessity to transpose the european legislation into national law have shaped the profile of weee system inromania. in order to improve the functionality of this system it is important to understand the citizens’behaviour towards weee recycling. recent research conducted in different countries suggest that v...