Graphic imagery is not sufficient for increased attention to cigarette warnings: The role of text captions

Addiction

Volumn 108, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 820-825

  Brown, Kyle G ^a   Reidy, John G ^a   Weighall, Anna R ^a   Arden, Madelynne A ^a  

^a SHEFFIELD HALLAM UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Attentional bias; Dot probe; Graphic imagery; Health warnings; Text caption; Tobacco; Visual attention

Indexed keywords

ATTENTION; FEMALE; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMAN; MALE; PACKAGING; PROCEDURES; PSYCHOLOGY; SMOKING; SMOKING CESSATION; TOBACCO; YOUNG ADULT; ARTICLE; METHODOLOGY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT;

ATTENTION; FEMALE; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMANS; MALE; PRODUCT LABELING; SMOKING; SMOKING CESSATION; TOBACCO PRODUCTS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84876365697     PISSN: 09652140     EISSN: 13600443     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/add.12008     Document Type: Article

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