1 Introduction
2 Theory
2.1 The effects of temporal framing in negatively framed anecdotal messages
2.2 The moderating effect of comparative optimism
3 Experiment 1
3.1 Method
3.2 Findings
b | SE | t | p | |
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Intercept | 3.712 | 0.105 | 35.48 | 0.000 |
Temporal Framing | 0.220 | 0.150 | 1.46 | 0.145 |
Comparative Optimism | −0.096 | 0.055 | −1.75 | 0.081 |
Temporal Framing × Comparative Optimism | 0.142 | 0.085 | 1.67 | 0.097 |
3.3 Discussion of study 1
4 Experiment 2
4.1 Method
4.2 Findings
b | SE | t | p | |
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Intercept | 1.869 | 0.189 | 9.91 | 0.000 |
Temporal Framing | −0.236 | 0.182 | −1.29 | 0.199 |
Comparative Optimism | −0.293 | 0.076 | −3.87 | 0.000 |
Temporal Framing × Comparative Optimism | 0.303 | 0.108 | 2.80 | 0.005 |
Covariate: Ex-Ante Intention | 0.684 | 0.038 | 18.21 | 0.000 |