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) | |
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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.