“I Lose” “I Gain” vs. “They Lose” “They Gain”: The Influence of Message Framing on Donation Intentions in Disaster Fundraising
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https://doi.org/10.63278/jicrcr.v5i1.39Keywords:
gain vs. loss framing, first vs. third-person imagery perspective, donation, disaster recovery, prosocial behaviorAbstract
Grounded in the 2018 California Camp Fire context, this study explores how message framing in charitable appeals influences individuals’ donation intentions. A 2 (firstperson imagery perspective vs. third-person imagery perspective) × 2 (gain frame vs. loss frame) between-subject online experiment was conducted via Amazon’s MTurk (n = 475). Results showed that gain/loss framing and imagery perspectives interactively influenced participants’ donation intentions. Specifically, when a message is lossframed, a first-person imagery perspective (“I lose”) message is more effective than a third-person imagery perspective (“they lose”) message in enhancing participants’ perceived issue relevance, induced empathy, and donation intention. In addition, when the message is framed with a third-person imagery perspective, a gain-framed (“they gain”) message is more persuasive than a loss-framed (“they lose”) message.Downloads
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2022-03-21
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“I Lose” “I Gain” vs. “They Lose” “They Gain”: The Influence of Message Framing on Donation Intentions in Disaster Fundraising. (2022). Journal of International Crisis and Risk Communication Research, 5(1). https://doi.org/10.63278/jicrcr.v5i1.39