TABLE 2

Characteristics of the Studies

CategoriesFrequency%
Publication year (IR =1.00)1960s11.43
1970s57.14
1980s34.29
1990s2028.57
2000s3245.71
2010–2013912.86
Publication type (IR =.93)Journals5882.86
Full published conference proceedings811.43
Doctoral dissertations45.71
PublicationsJournal of Advertising1420.00
Journal of Advertising Research811.43
Print & Digital Research Forum/Worldwide Readership Research Symposium (conference proceedings)57.14
Applied Cognitive Psychology45.71
Journal of Current Issues & Research in Advertising45.71
Journal of Experimental Psychology: Applied34.29
Journal of General Psychology34.29
Psychology & Marketing34.29
International Journal of Advertising22.86
Journal of Consumer Research22.86
Social Behavior & Personality22.86
University of Amsterdam (dissertation)22.86
Advances in Consumer Research (conference proceedings)11.43
American Academy of Advertising (conference proceedings)11.43
International Communication Association (conference proceedings)11.43
Journal of Applied Social Psychology11.43
Journal of Applied Psychology11.43
Journal of Broadcasting11.43
Journal of Business and Psychology11.43
Journal of Communication11.43
Journal of Consumer Marketing11.43
Journal of Interactive Advertising11.43
Journal of Psychology11.43
Journal of the Academy of Marketing Science11.43
Media Psychology11.43
Ohio State University (dissertation)11.43
Psychological Reports11.43
Psychological Science11.43
Social Psychological Review11.43
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (dissertation)11.43
Data collected countries (IR =.88)United States3752.86
United Kingdom1115.71
The Netherlands811.43
Canada22.86
South Korea22.86
Australia11.43
Belgium11.43
Germany11.43
Not specified710.00
Research methodExperiment (IR = .94)5071.43
Survey (IR = .92)1927.14
In-home observation (IR = .99)11.43
Research participantsaCollege students only (IR = .96)3651.43
Adults (18 and older, not college students; IR = .92)2637.14
Children (younger than 18; IR = .97)68.57
Women only (18 and older; IR = 1.00)45.71
Advertising mediaaTelevision (IR = .93)4868.57
Magazines (and online magazines; IR = .96)1318.57
Video, PC, and online games (IR = 1.00)68.57
Radio (IR =. 98)45.71
Internet and websites (IR = .99)45.71
Film (IR = .98)34.29
Newspaper (IR = .99)34.29
Print (not specifically newspaper or magazine; IR = .96)11.43
  • Note: Intercoder reliabilities (IR) not reported in this table are brand type (.86), advertisement type (.88), product category (.88), variable information (variable names = .89; types of variable = .90; reliability for continuous variables = .91; levels for nominal variables = .92), sample sizes (.87), and reported statistics (.87).

  • a Because several types of research participants and advertising media were used, the sum of the frequencies for these variables was greater than 70 (the total number of studies examined in this study).