Using Fear Appeals in Warning Labels to Promote Responsible Gambling Among VLT Players: The Key Role of Depth of Information Processing

Journal of Gambling Studies

Volumn 26, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 593-609

  Munoz, Yaromir ^a   Chebat, Jean Charles ^b   Suissa, Jacob Amnon ^c  

^a UNIVERSIDAD EAFIT   (Colombia)

^b HEC MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITÉ DU QUÉBEC À MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

Attitude change; Information processing; Pathological gambling; Threatening warnings; Warning label

Indexed keywords

ADDICTION; ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPUTER TERMINAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEAR; FEMALE; HIGH RISK BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; MALE; METHODOLOGY; PACKAGING; PATHOLOGICAL GAMBLING; PRODUCT SAFETY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; RECREATION; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT;

ADULT; BEHAVIOR, ADDICTIVE; COMPUTER TERMINALS; CONSUMER PRODUCT SAFETY; FEAR; FEMALE; GAMBLING; HUMANS; MALE; PRODUCT LABELING; RISK-TAKING; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; VIDEO GAMES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 78149495613     PISSN: 10505350     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10899-010-9182-4     Document Type: Article

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