Ad Affective Evaluation (Semantic Differential)

AASDAffective component of attitude toward an advertisement, assessed via bipolar adjective pairs emphasising pleasure, appeal, and warmth
11 items 1977 α .75–.95 Free Baker, M. J., & Churchill, G. A.

What it measures

Eleven bipolar adjective pairs capture the affective dimension of attitude toward an advertisement — emphasising hedonic, aesthetic, and emotional reactions rather than cognitive evaluation. Items have been used individually or in subsets across many studies.

Response format

7-point semantic differential

Scale items

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Usage notes & scoring

This is a composite scale drawn from a large pool of bipolar adjectives used across many studies; individual studies used different subsets. Alphas ranged from .75 to .95 across versions. Researchers should select items appropriate to their context and confirm psychometric quality in their specific application. Item 11 contains trailing descriptive text in the source — the item itself is 'warm hearted / cold hearted'.

Citation

Baker, M. J., & Churchill, G. A. (1977). The impact of physically attractive models on advertising evaluations. Journal of Marketing Research, 14(November), 538–555.

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Keywords

#attitudetowardthead#affective#semanticdifferential#advertisingevaluation#emotion
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