Persuading young car drivers to take part in a driving skills test: The influence of regulatory fit on informational-assessment value and persuasion |
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Authors: | Hocine Haddad Patricia Delhomme |
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Institution: | aINRETS/LPC, 2, Avenue du Général Malleret-Joinville, F-94114 Arcueil Cedex, France |
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Abstract: | Two studies were conducted to examine the relative effectiveness of differently framed messages advising young car drivers to take part in a driving skills test. It was hypothesized that messages promoting such detection behaviour should be more persuasive when the message frame was compatible versus incompatible with the recipient’s level of perceived risk. It was also hypothesized that such effects would occur because the “feeling right” experience resulting from the compatibility effects based on regulatory fit could be transferred to the informational-assessment value of the proposed feedback. Consistently, moderate perceived driving skills (Experiment 1) and high perceived risk drivers (Experiment 2) found the driving skills test more valuable for assessment purposes after having read a loss versus gain framed message and consequently, were more interested in taking part in the test. Furthermore, low perceived risk drivers (Experiment 2) showed a reversed pattern of responses. Implications for message framing in the road safety area are discussed. |
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Keywords: | Road safety behaviour Informational value Message frame Persuasion Regulatory fit |
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