Emily Brennan1, Laura A Gibson2, Ani Kybert-Momjian3, Jiaying Liu4, Robert C Hornik5. 1. David Hill Research Fellow, Centre for Behavioural Research in Cancer, Cancer Council Victoria, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. 2. Research Director, Tobacco Center of Regulatory Science, Annenberg School for Communication, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA. 3. Research Coordinator, Tobacco Center of Regulatory Science, Annenberg School for Communication, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA. 4. Doctoral Student, Tobacco Center of Regulatory Science, Annenberg School for Communication, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA. 5. Wilbur Schramm Professor of Communication and Health Policy, Tobacco Center of Regulatory Science, Annenberg School for Communication, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA.
Abstract
OBJECTIVES: Behavior change campaigns typically try to change beliefs that influence behaviors, with targeted beliefs comprising the campaign theme. We present an empirical approach for choosing among a large number of potential themes, and results from the implementation of this approach for campaigns aimed at 4 behavioral targets: (1) preventing smoking initiation among youth, and (2) preventing initiation, (3) stopping progression to daily smoking and (4) encouraging cessation among young adults. METHODS: An online survey of 13- to 17-year-olds and 18- to 25-year-olds in the United States (US), in which 20 potential campaign themes were represented by 154 beliefs. For each behavioral target, themes were ranked based on the strength of belief-intention and belief-behavior associations and size of the population not already endorsing the beliefs. RESULTS: The most promising themes varied across behavioral targets but 3 were consistently promising: consequences of smoking for mood, social acceptance and social popularity. CONCLUSIONS: Using a robust and systematic approach, this study provides campaign developers with empirical data to inform their selection of promising themes. Findings related to the campaign to prevent initiation among youth informed the development of the US Food and Drug Administration's "The Real Cost" campaign.
OBJECTIVES: Behavior change campaigns typically try to change beliefs that influence behaviors, with targeted beliefs comprising the campaign theme. We present an empirical approach for choosing among a large number of potential themes, and results from the implementation of this approach for campaigns aimed at 4 behavioral targets: (1) preventing smoking initiation among youth, and (2) preventing initiation, (3) stopping progression to daily smoking and (4) encouraging cessation among young adults. METHODS: An online survey of 13- to 17-year-olds and 18- to 25-year-olds in the United States (US), in which 20 potential campaign themes were represented by 154 beliefs. For each behavioral target, themes were ranked based on the strength of belief-intention and belief-behavior associations and size of the population not already endorsing the beliefs. RESULTS: The most promising themes varied across behavioral targets but 3 were consistently promising: consequences of smoking for mood, social acceptance and social popularity. CONCLUSIONS: Using a robust and systematic approach, this study provides campaign developers with empirical data to inform their selection of promising themes. Findings related to the campaign to prevent initiation among youth informed the development of the US Food and Drug Administration's "The Real Cost" campaign.
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campaign development; communication campaigns; smoking prevention; tobacco use; youth
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