Parenting "YouTube Natives": The Impact of Pre-Roll Advertising and Text Disclosures on Parental Responses to Sponsored Child Influencer Videos

被引:67
作者
Evans, Nathaniel J. [1 ]
Hoy, Mariea Grubbs [2 ]
Childers, Courtney Carpenter [3 ]
机构
[1] Univ Georgia, Dept Advertising & Publ Relat, Grady Coll Journalism & Mass Commun, 120 Hooper St, Athens, GA 30602 USA
[2] Univ Tennessee, Advertising, Sch Advertising & Publ Relat, Knoxville, TN USA
[3] Univ Tennessee, Sch Advertising & Publ Relat, Knoxville, TN USA
关键词
PERSUASION KNOWLEDGE; CONSUMER SOCIALIZATION; MEDIA; COMMUNICATION; LITERACY; STYLE; CLEAR; RECOGNITION; PERCEPTION; ABILITY;
D O I
10.1080/00913367.2018.1544952
中图分类号
F [经济];
学科分类号
02 ;
摘要
The Children's Advertising Review Unit's recent press releases involving child influencer unboxing videos expressed concern that they did not appropriately disclose sponsorship. Placement of pre-roll advertising was also cited as contributing to the blurring between content and advertising. This study investigated parents' understanding of and responses to sponsored child influencer unboxing videos. We conducted a 2x3 online experiment among 418 parents that examined the influence of sponsorship text disclosure (present or absent) and sponsor pre-roll (sponsor pre-roll, nonsponsor pre-roll, and no pre-roll) on conceptual persuasion knowledge, perceptions of sponsorship transparency, and several outcome measures. We also tested the potential moderating variable of parental mediation. We found that sponsor pre-roll advertising positively impacted parents' perceptions of sponsorship transparency, which in turn mediated attitudinal and perceptual outcomes. In addition, high levels of parental mediation conditionally impacted the indirect effect of a sponsor pre-roll advertisement via sponsorship transparency on perceptions of the unboxing video and attitudes toward the sponsor. Based on the findings, we discuss theoretical, managerial, and public policy implications.
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页码:326 / 346
页数:21
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