Abstract
The Predictors of Advertising Avoidance in Newspaper
Kim, Yo-han (Lecturer, Dept. of Advertising &
Public Relations, Chung-Ang University)
This study focused on the ad avoidance level by the
type of avoidance(cognitive/physical avoidance) and
the predictors of ad avoidance in newspaper. The predictor
variables in this study were demographic characteristics(gender, age), media-related variables(media usage,
breadth of media use, attitude toward the medium, motive
of using media), and perceptions about advertising(ad values, perceived intrusiveness about ad). The results
of this study were summarized as follows. First, the
levels of physical avoidance were higher than cognitive
avoidance. Second, ad values and escapist motive of
using media were the strongest predictors of ad avoidance
in newspaper. That is, people who view newspaper ads
as interesting and informative were not likely to avoid
them. And people who read newspaper for the purpose
of escaping the reality were more avoid the ad.
Key words : newspaper ad, ad exposure, ad avoidance
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