Pictorial cigarette pack warnings: a meta-analysis of experimental studies

2015658 citationsReviewhybrid Open Access

Authors

Seth M. Noar · University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

Marissa G. Hall · University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

Diane B. Francis · University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

Kurt M. Ribisl · University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

Jessica K. Pepper · University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

Noel T. Brewer · University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

Abstract

The evidence from this international body of literature supports pictorial cigarette pack warnings as more effective than text-only warnings. Gaps in the literature include a lack of assessment of smoking behaviour and a dearth of theory-based research on how warnings exert their effects.

Topics & Keywords

Smoking Behavior and Cessation Behavioral Health and Interventions Media Influence and Health

UN Sustainable Development Goals

Good health and well-being

Publication Details

Published in: Tobacco Control

Volume 25, Issue 3, pp. 341-354

DOI: 10.1136/tobaccocontrol-2014-051978

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