Abstract
A Study on the Moderating Effects of the Aad by
the Types of the Need for Cognition and the Romanticism
Appeals in Advertising
Park, Hie-rang(Researcher, BK21, Sungkyunkwan
University) Kim, Jae-young(Associate Professor, Dept.
of Advertising & Public Relations, Namseoul University)
This study investigated the direct or indirect effects
of the level of need for cognition and the type of sex
appeal in terms of the attitude toward the advertisement(Aad)
and purchase intention(Pl). As results, pleasure and
arousal were differently treated by the types of
the level of need for cognition and the expression level
of romanticism. Also, pleasure and arousal influenced
differently the Aad and Pl. That is, according to the
advertising type, the effect of romanticism were differently
influenced by the level of pleasure caused by the arousal
level of sex appealed expressions. These results indicated
that romanticism positively influenced Aad depending
on the pleasure level especially in tee high level group
of need for cognition, arousal influenced the PI in
some degree.
Keyword: need for cognition, romanticism appeal,
Aad, moderating effects
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