Persuasive Communication and Attitude Change: An Empirical Study of the Effects of Mediated Motivational Videos on Religiosity of Pakistani Viewers

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Volume 4 Issue 1 2023

Author(s):

Shehar Bano Shabbir (Corresponding Author)
University of the Punjab, Lahore, Pakistan
shabbir.sheharbano99@gmail.com

Naila Rafique
International Islamic University, Pakistan
naila.rafique@iiu.edu.pk

Umar Farooq
University of the Punjab, Lahore, Pakistan
umar_042@hotmail.com

Abstract The study tends to investigate how persuasive communication can be used for bringing up significant social changes in the attitude of respondents. Drawing on the theoretical foundation of ELM (Elaboration Likelihood Model) the study investigated the effects of mediated motivational videos of popular scholars on the religious attitudes of consumers. For the said purpose a series of experiments (Pre-Test) and (Post Test) by following the laboratory experimentation method have been conducted with a simple random sampling technique. A sample of 110 respondents on the manipulated variables of "Exposure to persuasive communication and "Religiosity" have been included. The findings proved the undertaken hypothesis with 0.00 significant value that there is significantly positive relationship with exposure to persuasive motivational communication and the level of positive perception about Islam. The more is the exposure to positively inspiring motivational videos the more will be the level of religiosity in terms of positive perception of Islam in Muslim consumers of Pakistan.
Keywords Persuasion, Attitude changes, Religiosity, Islam, videos
Year 2023
Volume 4
Issue 1
Type Research paper, manuscript, article
Journal Name Journal of Media & Communication (JMC)
Publisher Name ILMA University
Jel Classification -
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ISSN no (P, PRINT) 2707-8906
ISSN no (E, Electronic) 2788-8304
Country Pakistan
City Karachi
Institution Type University
Discipline Media, Advertising, Social Science, Multidisciplinary
Journal Type Open Access
Manuscript Processing Blind Peer Reviewed
Format PDF
Paper Link http://jmc.ilmauniversity.edu.pk/arc/Vol4/4.1/4.pdf
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