Public support for pictorial warnings on cigarette packs: an experimental study of US smokers

Journal of Behavioral Medicine

Volumn 41, Issue 3, 2018, Pages 398-405

  Hall, Marissa G ^a   Marteau, Theresa M ^b   Sunstein, Cass R ^c   Ribisl, Kurt M ^a,d   Noar, Seth M ^a   Orlan, Elizabeth N ^d   Brewer, Noel T ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

^c HARVARD LAW SCHOOL   (United States)

^d IL   (United States)

Author keywords

Graphic warnings; Nudging; Pictorial warnings; Policy support; Public support; Reactance; Tobacco control

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CIGARETTE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CONVERSATION; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SMOKING; TRANSCRIPTION INITIATION; ADOLESCENT; EVALUATION STUDY; PACKAGING; PROCEDURES; PSYCHOLOGY; PUBLIC OPINION; PUBLIC POLICY; RANDOMIZATION; SMOKING PREVENTION; UNITED STATES; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; PRODUCT LABELING; PUBLIC OPINION; PUBLIC POLICY; RANDOM ALLOCATION; SMOKERS; SMOKING PREVENTION; UNITED STATES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 85041579634     PISSN: 01607715     EISSN: 15733521     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10865-018-9910-2     Document Type: Article

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