Reactions to ideological websites: The impact of emotional appeals, credibility, and pre-existing attitudes
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Highlights：
• This study manipulated emotional appeals and credibility on an ideological website.
• Users’ pre-existing attitudes were taken into account.
• The influences on users’ emotional responses, attitudes and intentions was examined.
• Credibility had an effect when it was paired with the other IV’s.
• Emotional appeals provoke emotionally consistent responses in website viewers.
摘要
•This study manipulated emotional appeals and credibility on an ideological website.•Users’ pre-existing attitudes were taken into account.•The influences on users’ emotional responses, attitudes and intentions was examined.•Credibility had an effect when it was paired with the other IV’s.•Emotional appeals provoke emotionally consistent responses in website viewers.
论文关键词：Ideological groups,Website,Credibility,Emotional appeals,Fear,Anger
论文评审过程：Received 29 November 2016, Revised 26 February 2017, Accepted 27 February 2017, Available online 28 February 2017, Version of Record 11 March 2017.
论文官网地址：https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chb.2017.02.061
