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RESEARCH OBJECTIVES
The overall objectives of this research are:
To observe the responses that consumers
display when exposed to sexual and non-sexual
appeals in advertisement for a high involvement
product.
To study the responses that consumers display
VARIABLES
Independent: Sexual Appeal in
Advertisement
Dependent: Attitude towards the brand
Purchase Intention
Moderating:
Level of Involvement
RESEARCH
METHODOLOGY
CONCEPTUAL
FRAMEWORK
ATTITUDE
TOWARDS
THE BRAND
SEXUAL
APPEAL IN
ADVERTISEME
NTS
LEVEL OF
INVOLVEMEN
T
PURCHASE
INTENTION
ADVERTISMENTS USED
HYPOTHESES
H1a: Consumers will have positive Attitude toward the
Brand and Purchase Intention for high involvement
products with sexual advertisements.
H1b: Consumers will have positive Attitude toward the
Brand and Purchase Intention for high involvement
products with non sexual advertisements.
H2a: Consumers will have positive Attitude toward the
Brand and Purchase Intention for low involvement product
with sexual advertisements.
H2b: Consumers will have positive Attitude toward the
Brand and Purchase Intention for low involvement products
with non sexual advertisements.
AGE
Responses were taken from all age groups but
35%
18-34
35 and above
23%
42%
GENDER
This pie chart shows that majority responses were
52%
Female
48%
INCOME
This pie chart shows that majority responses
24%
55%
21%
Percent
Valid
Percent
Cumulative
Percent
51
34.0
34.0
34.0
20
13.3
13.3
47.3
65
43.3
43.3
90.7
14
9.3
9.3
100.0
150
100.0
100.0
Frequency
Valid
Creativity
Percent
Cumulative
Valid Percent Percent
76
50.7
50.7
50.7
19
12.7
12.7
63.3
21
14.0
14.0
77.3
34
22.7
22.7
100.0
150
100.0
100.0
Total
Frequency
Valid
Percent
Valid Percent
Cumulative
Percent
Yes
99
66.0
66.0
66.0
No
51
34.0
34.0
100.0
150
100.0
100.0
Total
Frequency
Valid
Percent
Cumulative
Valid Percent Percent
Its attributes
56
37.3
37.3
37.3
27
18.0
18.0
55.3
66
44.0
44.0
100.0
150
100.0
100.0
Total
Frequency
Valid
Percent
Valid Percent
Cumulative
Percent
22
14.7
14.7
14.7
73
48.7
48.7
63.3
55
36.7
36.7
100.0
150
100.0
100.0
Smart/Creative
Inappropriate
It differs according to the degree of
sexuality, but it is fine as long as
it's within a certain limit
Unethical
Total
Frequency
28
Cumulative
Percent Valid Percent
Percent
18.7
18.7
18.7
24
16.0
16.0
34.7
56
37.3
37.3
72.0
42
28.0
28.0
100.0
150
100.0
100.0
Testing involvement of
consumers towards the two
types of products: Low-Fat Milk
and Juice
For me low-fat milk is:
Mean
Mean
Important
3.92
Important
3.27
Means a lot to me
3.21
Means a lot to me
2.99
Beneficial
3.71
Beneficial
3.16
Needed
3.33
Needed
2.65
3.25
2.52
Total
17.42
Total
14.59
Average
3.484
Average
2.918
High Involvement
SEXUAL AD
Product
Descriptive Statistics
N
Appealing
Interesting
Creative
Ethical
Sexual
Annoying
Realistic
Valid N (list wise)
Minimum Maximum
Mean
Std.
Deviation
75
3.11
1.503
75
3.52
1.329
75
3.23
1.439
75
3.04
1.132
75
3.76
1.228
75
3.19
1.402
75
3.11
1.341
75
NON-SEXUAL AD
Descriptive Statistics
N
Appealing
Interesting
Creative
Ethical
Sexual
Annoying
Realistic
Valid N (listwise)
Std.
Deviation
75
3.81
1.182
75
3.87
1.212
75
3.63
1.194
75
4.07
.875
75
2.92
1.323
75
2.95
1.335
75
3.36
1.181
75
Descriptive Statistics
N
Appealing
Interesting
Creative
Ethical
Sexual
Annoying
Realistic
Valid N
(listwise)
Maximu
Minimum
m
Mean
Std.
Deviation
75
4.23
1.203
75
3.41
1.041
75
2.35
1.157
75
2.52
1.155
75
3.13
1.298
75
2.83
1.647
75
2.60
1.294
75
NON-SEXUAL AD
Descriptive Statistics
N
Appealing
Interesting
Creative
Ethical
Sexual
Annoying
Realistic
Valid N
(listwise)
Maximu
Minimum
m
Mean
Std.
Deviation
75
3.80
.973
75
3.97
.986
75
3.64
1.111
75
3.48
1.319
75
2.76
1.364
75
2.55
1.189
75
3.47
1.245
75
CONCLUSION
does not really affect the purchase intention and attitude towards
the brands. In fact, in our society, attitudes towards the brand
and the purchase intention are more positively and strongly
affected for non sexual ads of low-involvement products.
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