reviewPsychological BulletinAug 15, 2006Closed access

Forming attitudes that predict future behavior: A meta-analysis of the attitude-behavior relation.

LRLaura R. GlasmanDADolores Albarracín

University of Florida

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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…

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  • Psychology
  • Attitude
  • Recall
  • Social psychology
  • Attitude change
  • Association (psychology)
  • Positive attitude
  • Object (grammar)
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