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Attitude-Behavior Relations: A Theoretical Analysis and (1977)
| Venue: | Review of Empirical Research, Psychological Bulletin |
| Citations: | 503 - 3 self |
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@ARTICLE{Ajzen77attitude-behaviorrelations:,
author = {Icek Ajzen and Martin Fishbein},
title = {Attitude-Behavior Relations: A Theoretical Analysis and},
journal = {Review of Empirical Research, Psychological Bulletin},
year = {1977},
pages = {888--918}
}
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Abstract
Research on the relation between attitude and behavior is examined in light of the correspondence between attitudinal and behavioral entities. Such entities are defined by their target, action, context, and time elements. A review of available empirical research supports the contention that strong attitude-behavior relations dre obtained only under high correspondence between at least the target and action elements of the attitudinal and behavioral entities. This conclusion is compared with the rather pessimistic assessment of the utility of the attitude concept found in much contemporary social psychological literature. Reports of rather low or nonsignificant relations between attitudinal predictors and behavioral criteria have been accumulating for more than 40 years (cf. Wicker, 1969). These negative findings led many investiga-tors to reconsider the nature of the attitude-
Keyphrases
attitude-behavior relation theoretical analysis behavioral entity much contemporary social psychological literature behavioral criterion attitudinal predictor high correspondence negative finding nonsignificant relation strong attitude-behavior relation dre available empirical research many investiga-tors time element action element pessimistic assessment attitude concept
