The effect of exposure to sexual appeals in advertisements on memory, attitude, and purchase intention: A meta-analytic review

JG Wirtz, JV Sparks, TM Zimbres - International Journal of …, 2018 - Taylor & Francis
Researchers have often attempted to answer the question,'Does sex sell?'In this article, we
present a meta-analysis of studies that used an experiment to test the effect of sexual …

Sex in advertising: Gender differences and the role of relationship commitment

DW Dahl, J Sengupta, KD Vohs - Journal of Consumer Research, 2009 - academic.oup.com
This study draws on differences between men and women's attitudes about sex, either as an
end in itself (men) or as inextricably linked to relationship commitment (women) to …

Does sex really sell? Paradoxical effects of sexualization in advertising on product attractiveness and purchase intentions

S Gramazio, M Cadinu, F Guizzo, A Carnaghi - Sex Roles, 2021 - Springer
To test the “sex sells” assumption, we examined how Italian men and women react to
sexualized advertising. Women showed lower product attractiveness and purchase …

The impact of violence against women in advertisements

ML Capella, RP Hill, JM Rapp, J Kees - Journal of Advertising, 2010 - Taylor & Francis
Understanding the impact of portrayals of violence and abuse by advertising media,
especially when directed at women, requires our going beyond concerns about …

Consumer reactions to nudity in print advertising: Comparing same‐gender and opposite‐gender effects

RH Trivedi, T Teichert - Psychology & Marketing, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
It is often assumed that exposure to nude stimuli in advertising influences consumer
behavior positively. However, the empirical evidence concerning the effects of nudity on …

Sociocultural changes and portrayal of women in advertisements: A temporal investigation across product categories

S Tripathi, A Bansal, A Bansal - Journal of Business Research, 2022 - Elsevier
We investigate how sociocultural changes impact the creative aspects of advertisements.
We theorize that the sociocultural changes resulting from improvement in education …

The effectiveness of female nudity in advertising in three European countries

C Dianoux, Z Linhart - International Marketing Review, 2010 - emerald.com
The paper attempts to gain a better understanding of the reasons for advertisers to use
nudity in European advertising campaigns and, more precisely, whether a print ad that uses …

Gender portrayals revisited: searching for explicit and implicit stereotypes in Cypriot magazine advertisements

E Tsichla, Y Zotos - International Journal of Advertising, 2016 - Taylor & Francis
The study pursues a line of inquiry into contemporary gender stereotypes drawn from print
advertisements in Cyprus. The investigation of implicit modes of stereotyping suggested by …

Appealing to men and women using sexual appeals in advertising: In the battle of the sexes, is a truce possible?

IR Black, P Morton - Journal of Marketing Communications, 2017 - Taylor & Francis
Sexual appeals remain a very popular advertising technique yet questions regarding their
use remain, including how they can be used to appeal to men and women simultaneously …

Do feminists still respond negatively to female nudity in advertising? Investigating the influence of feminist attitudes on reactions to sexual appeals

H Choi, K Yoo, T Reichert… - Current Research on …, 2018 - taylorfrancis.com
To test the belief that feminism and sexualization of women in advertising stand in
opposition, this study employed a large US national sample (N= 1298) to examine how …