An Investigation into the Role of Intentions as Mediators of the Attitude-Behavior Relationship
Year
1989
Author(s)
Richard P Bagozzi, Johann Baumgartner, Youjae Yi
Journal
Journal of Economic Psychology
Volume
10(1)
Pages
35-63
Do intentions mediate all of the effects of attitudes on behavior? This study shows that discovery of the role of intentions depends on the statistical power of test procedures, the reliability of measures of intentions, and the nature of the processes intervening between intentions and behavior.