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Predicting behavior from attitudes

Alan G. Weinstein
- 21 Sep 1972 - 
- Vol. 36, Iss: 3, pp 355-360
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This article is published in Public Opinion Quarterly.The article was published on 1972-09-21. It has received 41 citations till now.

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Attitude-behavior relations: A theoretical analysis and review of empirical research.

TL;DR: In this article, a review of available empirical research supports the contention that strong attitude-behavior relations can be obtained only under high correspondence between at least the target and action elements of the attitudinal and behavioral entities.
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Attitudes and the Prediction of Behavior: A Meta-Analysis of the Empirical Literature

TL;DR: A meta-analysis of 88 attitude-behavior studies revealed that attitudes significantly and substantially predict future behavior (mean r =.38; combined p << 0. 000000000001) as discussed by the authors.
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Attitude-Behavior Relations: A Meta-Analysis of Attitudinal Relevance and Topic

TL;DR: In this paper, the authors used meta-analysis to determine whether attitudinal relevance substantially affects the magnitude of the correlation between attitudes and behavior and whether the effects are content-free.
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Variables that moderate the attitude–behavior relation: Results of a longitudinal survey.

TL;DR: In this paper, a longitudinal study of 244 married women in a midwestern urban area was studied during a three-wave, 2-year longitudinal study, where the behaviors investigated were having a child and using oral contraceptives.
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Attitudes Versus Actions: The Relationship of Verbal and Overt Behavioral Responses to Attitude Objects.

TL;DR: The attitude concept is the primary building stone in the edifice of social psychology [p. 45] and the extensive attitude literature in the past 20 years supports this contention as discussed by the authors.
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