Identifier

etd-10312009-123459

Degree

Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)

Department

Psychology

Document Type

Dissertation

Abstract

Survey studies suggest that alcohol advertising influences attitudes and beliefs that promote alcohol use. Strategies from memory research and marketing were used to test the influence of beer advertising found in popular magazines. Effects on preference for alcohol and memory associations between alcohol and the positive outcomes of drinking were measured. One hundred eighty undergraduate women and men viewed 5 ads. A 2 x 2 + 1 (control group) factorial design simultaneously varied ad type (arousing or sedating messages) with processing type (selective attention or elaborative processing). Preferences for alcohol and memory associations did not differ between the control group and those who viewed alcohol advertising (p > .10). Null effects are consistent with previous experiments showing limited influence of alcohol advertising on cognitions and behavior.

Date

2009

Document Availability at the Time of Submission

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Committee Chair

Copeland, Amy

DOI

10.31390/gradschool_dissertations.2292

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