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    Does exposure to cigarette health warnings elicit psychological reactance in smokers?

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    Authors
    Erceg-Hurn, David
    Steed, Lyndall
    Date
    2011
    Type
    Journal Article
    
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    Erceg-Hurn, David M. and Steed, Lyndall G. 2011. Does exposure to cigarette health warnings elicit psychological reactance in smokers? Journal of Applied Social Psychology. 41 (1): pp. 219-237.
    Source Title
    Journal of Applied Social Psychology
    DOI
    10.1111/j.1559-1816.2010.00710.x
    ISSN
    0021-9029
    School
    School of Psychology
    URI
    http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/19504
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    • Curtin Research Publications
    Abstract

    Researchers disagree as to whether cigarette warnings elicit psychological reactance in smokers. We used an experimental design to investigate whether (a) cigarette warnings elicit state reactance; and (b) the degree of reactance elicited by graphic cigarette warnings exceeds that elicited by text-only cigarette warnings. Smokers were exposed to graphic or text-only warnings and then completed reactance measures. Text-only warnings elicited little reactance, whereas over 80% of smokers who were exposed to graphic warnings experienced some reactance. Smokers who were exposed to graphic warnings were more likely to experience elevated and extreme levels of reactance. Our findings are consistent with recent studies indicating that graphic anti-smoking warnings can elicit maladaptive psychological responses.

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