Comparing belief in short-term versus long-term consequences of smoking and vaping as predictors of non-use in a 3-year nationally representative survey study of US youth
Conclusions
These results support temporal discounting by adolescents and young adults and suggest health communication efforts aiming to reduce youth tobacco use should emphasise shorter term consequences.
Source: Tobacco Control - Category: Respiratory Medicine Authors: Jesch, E., Kikut, A. I., Hornik, R. Tags: Original research Source Type: research
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