Effects of and attention to graphic warning labels on cigarette packages

Psychology and Health

Volumn 28, Issue 10, 2013, Pages 1192-1206

  Süssenbach, Philipp ^a   Niemeier, Sarah ^b   Glock, Sabine ^c  

^a PHILIPPS UNIVERSITY MARBURG   (Germany)

^b BIELEFELD UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^c UNIVERSITY OF LUXEMBOURG   (Luxembourg)

Author keywords

cognitive dissonance; eye tracking; smoking; visual attention; warning labels

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ATTENTION; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; BEHAVIOR; EVALUATION STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; PACKAGING; PREVENTION AND CONTROL; PROCEDURES; PSYCHOLOGY; RISK ASSESSMENT; SMOKING; SMOKING CESSATION; YOUNG ADULT;

ADULT; ATTENTION; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTENTION; MALE; PRODUCT LABELING; RISK ASSESSMENT; SMOKING; SMOKING CESSATION; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84885960867     PISSN: 08870446     EISSN: 14768321     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/08870446.2013.799161     Document Type: Article

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