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Forming attitudes that predict future behavior: a meta-analysis of the attitude-behavior relation. Psychol Bull 2006 Sep;132(5):778-822

Date

08/17/2006

Pubmed ID

16910754

Pubmed Central ID

PMC4815429

DOI

10.1037/0033-2909.132.5.778

Scopus ID

2-s2.0-33745775080 (requires institutional sign-in at Scopus site)   1067 Citations

Abstract

A meta-analysis (k of conditions = 128; N = 4,598) examined the influence of factors present at the time an attitude is formed on the degree to which this attitude guides future behavior. The findings indicated that attitudes correlated with a future behavior more strongly when they were easy to recall (accessible) and stable over time. Because of increased accessibility, attitudes more strongly predicted future behavior when participants had direct experience with the attitude object and reported their attitudes frequently. Because of the resulting attitude stability, the attitude-behavior association was strongest when attitudes were confident, when participants formed their attitude on the basis of behavior-relevant information, and when they received or were induced to think about one- rather than two-sided information about the attitude object.

Author List

Glasman LR, Albarracín D

MESH terms used to index this publication - Major topics in bold

Attitude
Behavior
Cognition
Humans
Mental Recall
Models, Psychological
Motivation
Predictive Value of Tests
Psychological Tests
Students
Time