Longitudinal effects of cigarette pictorial warning labels among young adults
Document Type
Journal Article
Publication Date
2-1-2022
Journal
Journal of Behavioral Medicine
Volume
45
Issue
1
DOI
10.1007/s10865-021-00258-2
Keywords
Addiction; Cigarettes; Marketing; Prevention; Public health; Tobacco Control
Abstract
Young adults are influenced by cigarette package marketing. Pictorial warning labels are a recommended intervention. Evidence demonstrates pictorial warnings impact negative emotion, risk perceptions, and motivation to quit smoking, but there is limited research on their effects over time. This study analyzes data from a randomized trial of young adult smokers (N = 229) exposed to a pictorial or text-only cigarette warning. We assessed changes in fear, anger, risk perceptions, and motivation to quit smoking after 4 weeks using latent change score modeling and over 3 months using latent growth modeling. Latent change results showed exposure was associated with increases in fear, anger, and motivation to quit after 4 weeks. Latent growth showed exposure was associated with increases in motivation to quit smoking over 3 months, but not other outcomes. Findings suggest pictorial warning labels produce an emotional response and increase motivation to quit among young adult smokers.
APA Citation
Johnson, Andrea C.; Simmens, Samuel J.; Turner, Monique M.; Evans, W. Douglas; Strasser, Andrew A.; and Mays, Darren, "Longitudinal effects of cigarette pictorial warning labels among young adults" (2022). GW Authored Works. Paper 31.
https://hsrc.himmelfarb.gwu.edu/gwhpubs/31