Exposure to graphic warning labels on cigarette packages: Effects on implicit and explicit attitudes towards smoking among young adults

Psychology and Health

Volumn 31, Issue 3, 2016, Pages 349-363

  Macy, Jonathan T ^a   Chassin, Laurie ^b   Presson, Clark C ^b   Yeung, Ellen ^b  

^a INDIANA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

explicit attitude; graphic warning labels; implicit attitude; smoking; young adults

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FOOD AND DRUG ADMINISTRATION; HUMAN; MALE; PACKAGING; PROCEDURES; PSYCHOLOGY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SMOKING; TOBACCO; UNITED STATES; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; PRODUCT LABELING; SMOKING; TOBACCO PRODUCTS; UNITED STATES; UNITED STATES FOOD AND DRUG ADMINISTRATION; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84959230917     PISSN: 08870446     EISSN: 14768321     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/08870446.2015.1104309     Document Type: Article

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