TY - JOUR
AU - Kothandapani, Virupaksha
AB - Independently constructed 4 verbal measures for each of 3 possible attitude components (feeling, belief, and intention to act), using the techniques of thurstone equal-appearing intervals, likert summated ratings, guttman scalogram analysis, and guilford self-rating. The scales were developed using 2 samples of 36 users and 36 nonusers of contraceptives among low-income negro women. Administration of these 12 scales on 50 users and 50 nonusers yielded a 12 * 12 multitrait-multimethod correlational matrix. Factor analyses of this matrix yielded 3 factors feeling, belief, and intention to act. Results of a stepwise discriminant analysis of the components indicate that the intention-to-act was a better predictor of actual contraceptive behavior than either the feeling or the belief measures. Implications for attitude structure and educational programs are considered. (31 ref.)
TI - Validation of feeling, belief, and intention to act as three components of attitude and their contribution to prediction of contraceptive behavior
JF - Journal of Personality and Social Psychology
DO - 10.1037/h0031448
DA - 1971-09-01
UR - https://www.deepdyve.com/lp/american-psychological-association/validation-of-feeling-belief-and-intention-to-act-as-three-components-BRC8o9PP5Y
SP - 321
EP - 333
VL - 19
IS - 3
DP - DeepDyve
ER -