The role of dialecticism in objective and subjective attitudinal ambivalence

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Andrew Luttrell ◽  
Richard E. Petty ◽  
Jen‐Ho Chang ◽  
LaCount J. Togans
Keyword(s):  
Attitudinal Ambivalence

scholarly journals Pro-environmental Behaviours at Work: The Interactive Role of Norms and Attitudinal Ambivalence

2021 ◽  
Vol 13 (21) ◽  
pp. 12003
Author(s):  
Carla Mouro ◽  
Vera Lomba ◽  
Ana Patrícia Duarte
Keyword(s):  
Energy Conservation ◽  
Environmental Performance ◽  
Environmental Initiatives ◽  
Staff Members ◽  
Organisational Climate ◽  
Sustainability Transition ◽  
Attitudinal Ambivalence ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
Environmental Behaviours

The environmental costs arising from unsustainable production patterns have increased to the point that organisations are now expected to adopt more responsible practices. Pro-environmental behaviours (PEBs) in the workplace can significantly contribute to bettering companies’ environmental performance and sustainability transition. This research investigated the interactive role of norms and attitudes in predicting voluntary energy conservation behaviours, based on a correlational study of 189 Portuguese workers. The study examined whether perceived norm conflicts involving co-workers, closer colleagues and leaders’ behaviours promote or hinder workers’ own PEBs and whether attitudinal ambivalence towards their organisation’s pro-environmental initiatives is a moderator of this relationship. Controlling for the effect of the pro-environmental organisational climate, the ages of employees and organisation size, the results confirm that felt ambivalence moderates the relationship between norm conflict and reported energy conservation behaviours. The findings indicate that ambivalent workers are less likely to engage in PEBs if they perceive norm conflict, that is, if other staff members are not equally motivated to adopt those behaviours. Conversely, norm conflict had an energising effect on non-ambivalent workers. The results thus indicate that organisations could benefit from promoting their environmental policies more explicitly, encouraging their employees to discuss these initiatives and making voluntary PEBs more visible in the workplace.

The Role of Attitudinal Ambivalence in Susceptibility to Consensus Information

2001 ◽  
Vol 23 (3) ◽  
pp. 197-205 ◽  
Author(s):  
Gordon Hodson ◽  
Gregory R. Maio ◽  
Victoria M. Esses
Keyword(s):  
Attitudinal Ambivalence ◽  
Consensus Information

scholarly journals Attitudinal Ambivalence

Psychology ◽  
2019 ◽  
Author(s):  
Nicoletta Cavazza ◽  
Vincent Pillaud ◽  
Fabrizio Butera
Keyword(s):  
Interpersonal Relationships ◽  
Individual Level ◽  
Attitudinal Ambivalence ◽  
The Individual ◽  
And Behavior ◽  
Attitudes And Behavior ◽  
The Impact ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
Moderating Role

Research on attitudinal ambivalence started in the early 1970s, forty years after the first wave of research on attitudes. Ambivalent attitudes consist of both positive and negative evaluations of the same object. Early approaches proposed different measurement methods, and ambivalence can now be measured either directly (referred to as “felt ambivalence”) or indirectly (referred to as “potential ambivalence”). Because of its duality, ambivalence has been studied in comparison with univalent attitudes—which consist of either positive or negative evaluations of an object—to uncover their specific features, antecedents, and consequences. Relevant research has focused on identifying the prevalence of ambivalent attitudes, and on whether they could stem from particular personality traits or situations. Researchers have found that ambivalent attitudes seem to be widespread and can be held for a long period of time. Their relationship with behaviors has also been widely studied. At the individual level, ambivalence increases response latency when a choice has to be made, extends information processing, can affect attitude stability, and can even lead to discomfort. At the behavioral level, studies have highlighted the moderating role of attitudinal ambivalence on the relationship between attitudes and behavior. A different field of research focuses on its strength to question whether ambivalence leads to more resistance or susceptibility to persuasion and influence. It appears that ambivalent attitudes are pliable and, depending on the context, can either help individuals to be more adaptive or prevent them from arriving at a satisfying conclusion. The role of ambivalent attitudes in interpersonal relationships and self-presentation also highlight some benefits in holding an ambivalent attitude. This article opens by reviewing general overviews to provide a detailed picture of the current state of research. It then presents early approaches to attitudinal ambivalence, and reviews studies that highlight the moderating role of attitudinal ambivalence on the relationship between attitudes and behavior, as well as studies that question whether ambivalence might lead to more resistance or susceptibility to persuasion and influence. The article then focuses on the impact of ambivalence at the individual level. Antecedents of attitudinal ambivalence will be reviewed, as well as its consequences on the individual. The article concludes by presenting research questioning its functions as well as some applied work.

Moderating role of attitudinal ambivalence within the theory of planned behaviour

2003 ◽  
Vol 42 (1) ◽  
pp. 75-94 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mark Conner ◽  
Rachel Povey ◽  
Paul Sparks ◽  
Rhiannon James ◽  
Richard Shepherd
Keyword(s):  
Theory Of Planned Behaviour ◽  
Planned Behaviour ◽  
Attitudinal Ambivalence ◽  
Moderating Role

Role of dactinomycin in the improved survival of children with Wilms' tumor

JAMA ◽  
1966 ◽  
Vol 195 (12) ◽  
pp. 1005-1009 ◽  
Author(s):  
D. J. Fernbach
Keyword(s):  
Wilms Tumor
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