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Communication Research, Vol. 32, No. 2, 235-264 (2005)
DOI: 10.1177/0093650204273764

Development and Validation of Value-, Outcome-, and Impression-Relevant Involvement Scales

Hyunyi Cho

Department of Communication at Purdue University

Franklin J. Boster

Department of Communication at Michigan State University

Despite scholarly consensus that there is more than one type of involvement, investigators have not developed measures that assess the various types across diverse contexts. The goal of this study was to develop and validate measures of value-, outcome-, and impression-relevant involvement. Items were developed for three social issues (abortion, death penalty, marijuana) and two consumer products (jeans, toothpaste). The results indicate that these items effectively distinguish the three types of involvement. In addition, evidence of construct validity was obtained. Specifically, impression-relevant involvement was associated with other-directedness, outcome-relevant involvement was more strongly associated with information seeking than either value- or impression-relevant involvement, and value-relevant involvement (but also outcome-relevant involvement) was related to attitude extremity.

Key Words: involvement • value • outcome • impression • scales


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