Immediate effects of plain packaging health warnings on quitting intention and potential mediators: Results from two ecological momentary assessment studies

Psychology of Addictive Behaviors

Volumn 30, Issue 2, 2016, Pages 220-228

  Schüz, Natalie ^a   Eid, Michael ^b   Schüz, Benjamin ^a   Ferguson, Stuart G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TASMANIA   (Australia)

^b FREIE UNIVERSITÄT BERLIN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Fear appeals; Plain packaging; Quitting intentions; Risk appraisal; Self efficacy

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; COGNITION; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH HAZARD; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; MALE; MEDICAL INFORMATION; PACKAGING; PREDICTION; RISK ASSESSMENT; SELF CONCEPT; SMOKING; SMOKING CESSATION; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; BEHAVIOR; EMOTION; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; PROCEDURES; RISK; TOBACCO; TOBACCO DEPENDENCE; YOUNG ADULT;

ADULT; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; AUSTRALIA; EMOTIONS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTENTION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PRODUCT LABELING; PRODUCT PACKAGING; RESEARCH DESIGN; RISK; SELF EFFICACY; SMOKING; SMOKING CESSATION; TOBACCO PRODUCTS; TOBACCO USE DISORDER; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84979011047     PISSN: 0893164X     EISSN: 19391501     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/adb0000146     Document Type: Article

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