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The Effects of Goal Framing on Energy Drink Consumption: The Moderating Role of Temporal Framing
Author(s) -
Kim Jarim
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
applied psychology: health and well‐being
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.276
H-Index - 31
eISSN - 1758-0854
pISSN - 1758-0846
DOI - 10.1111/aphw.12184
Subject(s) - framing (construction) , framing effect , moderation , psychology , social psychology , persuasion , engineering , structural engineering
Background With the rapid expansion of the energy drink market, concerns associated with its adverse effects have been raised. This research examines how goal framing moderated by temporal framing affects attitude, subjective norm, and perceived behavioral control related to energy drink consumption. Methods A 2 (goal framing: gain vs. loss) × 2 (temporal framing: present‐oriented vs. future‐oriented) randomised experiment was employed. The sample consisted of 195 college students who consume energy drinks. Results Results showed that a future‐oriented message was more effective than a present‐oriented one when used in gain framing in increasing perceived behavioral control, as predicted. A future‐oriented message was also more effective in increasing perceived negative subjective norms, but only when used in loss framing; this was the opposite of the predicted result. Conclusions The findings extend previous research on goal framing by (1) identifying an important moderator—temporal framing—in processing health promotion messages about energy drink consumption and (2) examining such moderated effects on different psychological factors. The findings of this study are expected to inform the development of more effective message strategies in health domains.