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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2017 Dec 1.
Published in final edited form as: J Adolesc Health. 2016 Sep 16;59(6):635–641. doi: 10.1016/j.jadohealth.2016.07.003

Table 2. Responses to warning, smoking risk appraisals, and social interactions about the warning, n = 70.

Text-only warning n = 27 mean (SD) Pictorial warning n = 43 mean (SD)
Attention/noticing of warning 2.85 (1.03) 3.65 (.65)*
Negative emotional reactions to warning 2.23 (1.05) 2.73 (.86)*
Discouragement from wanting to smoke because of warning 3.48 (.94) 3.65 (.81)
Reactance to the warning 2.35 (.99) 1.95 (.93)
Worry about parent's health due to smoking 3.41 (.84) 3.56 (.88)
Perceived likelihood of harm 3.56 (.70) 3.72 (.63)
Smoking susceptibility 1.08 (.19) 1.17 (.34)
Talked to anyone about the warning, n (%) 12 (44) 33 (77)*
Talked to parent about the warning, n (%) 11 (41) 30 (70)*
Talked about whether warning would encourage parent to quit smoking, n (%) 10 (37) 26 (60)

Text-only warning and pictorial warning here refer to the adolescent's recalled condition, among adolescents who reported seeing a warning on their parent's cigarette packs. Response scales range from 1 (not at all, strongly disagree, definitely not) to 4 (a lot, very, strongly agree, definitely yes) for first seven variables in the table.

SD = standard deviation.

*

p < .05.

p = .06.