Effects of antismoking advertising--based beliefs on adult smokers' consideration of quitting.
OBJECTIVE
We examined whether specific antismoking advertising-based beliefs regarding the addictiveness of smoking, the dangers of environmental tobacco smoke, and the tobacco industry's use of deceptive advertising practices are associated with adult smokers' consideration of quitting. We also assessed whether interactions between such beliefs and having children living in the home were associated with consideration of quitting.


METHODS
We used analyses of smokers' responses to a telephone survey conducted after completion of the Wisconsin Anti-Tobacco Media Campaign to test hypotheses associated with our study objectives.


RESULTS
Results indicated that advertising-based beliefs regarding smoking addictiveness and the dangers of environmental tobacco smoke were associated with consideration of quitting. The findings also showed that consideration of quitting was positively affected by the interaction between number of children living at home and advertising-based beliefs about deceptive tobacco industry advertising practices designed to induce people to smoke.


CONCLUSIONS
Creating advertisements that target specific antismoking beliefs may be the most effective approach to enhancing consideration of quitting among adult smokers, particularly those with children living at home.
Netemeyer
Richard G
RG
McIntire School of Commerce, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA 29204, USA. rgn3p@virginia.edu
Andrews
J Craig
JC
Burton
Scot
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D000328:Adult; D000329:Advertising; D001294:Attitude to Health; D005260:Female; D015438:Health Behavior; D006293:Health Promotion / Q000379:methods*; D006306:Health Surveys; D006801:Humans; D007407:Interviews as Topic; D008297:Male; D012907:Smoking / Q000009:adverse effects*; D016540:Smoking Cessation / Q000523:psychology* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D000074606:Smoking Prevention; D040241:Social Marketing; D019460:Tobacco Industry / Q000941:ethics; D014029:Tobacco Use Disorder / Q000150:complications* / Q000517:prevention & control; D014922:Wisconsin