Adolescents’ reactions to, and perceptions of, dissuasive cigarettes: a focus group study in Scotland
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Q2. What could have influenced the participants’ responses?
The cigarettes used in the study had no 416 branding, filter innovation (e.g. flavor-changing capsules) or filter tip design (e.g. star shaped 417 filters), which may have influenced participants’ responses.
Q3. What was the common opinion of the female ever-smoker?
Several female ever-smokers thought that the green cigarettes, 259 in particular the lighter green, were embarrassing, ugly and unattractive, compared to the 260 standard cigarette e.g.
Q4. What is the way to reduce the effect of smoking cigarettes?
Concerning the impact 388 on others, it was consistently suggested that the cigarettes would have the strongest impact on 389 deterring newer smokers and susceptible never-smokers, and the effect would be reduced 390 among established smokers.
Q5. What was the reason the authors chose to study only four dissuasive designs?
The groups were subject to time constraints to fit in with the school schedule, which 408 somewhat limited their ability to probe participants in more detail, and was the reason the authors 409 explored only four dissuasive cigarette designs.
Q6. What is the common sign of hazardous substances?
The inclusion of a skull and cross bones image – a universal 365 sign of hazardous substances – elicited associations with harm from other dangerous chemicals 366 (e.g. bleach).
Q7. What is the way to describe the cigarette warnings?
I think the green ones are the worst out of the bunch, because with the kind of light colors 319 you think [cigarettes with white paper], aw it’s kind of normal, then you see something 320 that’s like a dark green stick and your like, ew, never mind (Male never-smoker)321322 Concerning smoking attitudes and behavior among other people, most participants believed 323 that the explicit on-cigarette warnings would likely dissuade non-smokers and newer smokers.