The influence of perceived speaker characteristics on student assessments of a drug education talk.
The relationship between student perceptions of the presenters of a drug talk and their assessments of its impact was examined with data gathered in a drug education experiment. In support of attribution theory, the results showed aspects of the speakers' appearance and demeanor to be associated with the youths' evaluation of the presentation.
D000293:Adolescent; D001290:Attitude; D005260:Female; D006266:Health Education; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D012938:Social Perception; D013334:Students; D019966:Substance-Related Disorders / Q000517:prevention & control*; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires