Title
Are you on Timeline or News Feed? The roles of Facebook pages and construal level in increasing ad effectiveness.
Abstract
This study examines how psychological distance between a user and a Facebook page (Timeline vs. News Feed) impacts the effectiveness of advertising messages framed by two different construal levels (high- vs. low-level construal). Based on construal level theory, a 2 (Psychological distance: distant vs. proximal) × 2 (Message type: high-level vs. low-level construals) factorial design was employed. The results of the study showed that individuals accessing the News Feed page responded more favorably to abstractly framed desirability-focused messages than concretely framed feasibility-focused messages. In contrast, individuals accessing the Timeline page showed more positive reactions to concretely framed feasibility-focused messages compared to abstractly framed desirability-focused messages. The study concludes with the discussions of theoretical and empirical implications and recommendations for future research.
Year
DOI
Venue
2016
10.1016/j.chb.2015.12.031
Computers in Human Behavior
Keywords
Field
DocType
Facebook,Social networking advertising,Construal level theory
Social psychology,Message type,Social relationship,Psychology,Construals,Timeline,Cyberpsychology,Construal level theory
Journal
Volume
ISSN
Citations 
57
0747-5632
3
PageRank 
References 
Authors
0.49
9
5
Name
Order
Citations
PageRank
Dong Hoo Kim191.30
Yoon Hi Sung230.49
So Young Lee3364.97
Dongwon Choi430.49
Yongjun Sung5314.48