'Smoking kills' vs. 'Smoking makes restless': Effectiveness of different warning labels on smoking behavior
Publication year
2013Author(s)
Number of pages
7 p.
Source
Psychology and Behavioral Sciences, 2, 5, (2013), pp. 181-187ISSN
Publication type
Article / Letter to editor

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Journal title
Psychology and Behavioral Sciences
Volume
vol. 2
Issue
iss. 5
Languages used
English (eng)
Page start
p. 181
Page end
p. 187
Subject
Behaviour Change and Well-being; Developmental PsychopathologyAbstract
Warning labels on cigarette packages rely on the negative health aspects of smoking. For smokers, however, smoking is related to positive as well as to negative outcomes. Positive smoking outcomes are shown to be crucial in activating smoking behaviour. Thus, this study compared current health warnings with warning labels contradicting positive outcomes. In a field study, 39 adult smokers were followed over a 5-day period to investigate the effect of the different types of warning labels on actual smoking behaviour. Our results provide evidence that smokers, who received warning labels contradicting positive outcome expectancies, smoked less than smokers, who received current health warnings. Thus, contradicting positive smoking outcomes on cigarette warning labels may be an effective tool in smoking prevention and intervention.
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