Effects of Self-Affirmation on Daily Versus Occasional Smokers’ Responses to Graphic Warning Labels

Communication Research

Volumn 41, Issue 8, 2014, Pages 1137-1158

  Zhao, Xiaoquan ^a   Peterson, Emily B ^a   Kim, Wonsun ^a   Rolfe Redding, Justin ^a  

^a GEORGE MASON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

self affirmation; smoking; warning labels

Indexed keywords

EID: 84911969332     PISSN: 00936502     EISSN: 15523810     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0093650212465433     Document Type: Article

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