| Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 951705 | Journal of Research in Personality | 2011 | 11 Pages |
Examined personality variables as predictors and moderators of strength-related attitude dimensions (SRAD) using multilevel modeling. Results revealed significant person-level variation in attitude importance, extremity, and ambivalence across attitude objects. Study 1 found the personality variable of need to evaluate (NE) predicted extremity across attitude objects, and finding meaning in life (ML) was predictive of importance across objects. Study 2 revealed that neuroticism and state anxiety were significant predictors of ambivalence across attitude objects. Finally, the NE, the Need for Cognition, and Openness to Experience each moderated the within-person relationship between extremity and ambivalence across objects, with higher values on the individual difference variables being related to stronger within-person relationships. Implications for research on attitude strength and the relationships between personality variables and attitudes are discussed.
► We examined personality as a predictor of strength-related attitude dimensions. ► Need to evaluate predicted attitude extremity across objects. ► Meaning in Life was related to attitude importance across objects. ► Neuroticism and state anxiety predicted ambivalence across objects. ► The ambivalence-extremity relationship was stronger for certain personality types.
