First and third person perceptions on anti-drug ads among adolescents
First and third person perceptions on anti-drug ads among adolescents
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DOI:
10.1177/0093650207313158
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发表时间:
2008-04-01
影响因子:
6.2
通讯作者:
Boster, Franklin J.
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作者:
Cho, Hyunyi;Boster, Franklin J.
The perceived as well as actual (in) effectiveness of anti-drug ads has been prominent in public discourse and concern. Using the third person effect hypothesis, this study examined adolescents' perceptions on the effect of anti-drug ads and the perception's relationship to attitudes and intentions concerning drug use. The results suggested that adolescents estimated the anti-drug ad effect on the basis of their behavioral experience, the self-anchored expectancy of a pro-social media effect: Those who had used drugs anticipated the effect of anti-drug ads to be smaller than those who had not used drugs. The perceived informative realism of anti-drug ads influenced the perceived message quality, which in turn influenced the perceived effect on self. The perceived effect on self was positively associated with anti-drug attitudes and intentions. The implications on future third person perception research and anti-drug campaign efforts are discussed.