Abstract
Applying the construal-level theory, this study compares two different recycling campaigns to analyze the effects of the interaction between social distance and message orientation on citizens’ (policy-takers) responses to public information campaign messages. The results of an experimental study show that messages focused on high-level (why-laden) features were more persuasive when the messages were framed in terms of socially distant entities (the planet/Earth), while messages focused on low-level (how-laden) features were more effective when asking participants to make judgments about their proximal entities (their country/local community). Policy implications for designing public information campaigns as a policy tool are discussed.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 579-592 |
Number of pages | 14 |
Journal | Journal of Comparative Policy Analysis: Research and Practice |
Volume | 22 |
Issue number | 6 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 2020 |
Bibliographical note
Funding Information:This work was supported by Incheon National University (International cooperative) Research Grant in 2017.
All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes
- Sociology and Political Science
- Public Administration