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| Title |
Icons for health effects of cigarette smoke: a test of semiotic type
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| Published in |
Journal of Behavioral Medicine, February 2017
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| DOI | 10.1007/s10865-017-9833-3 |
| Pubmed ID | |
| Authors |
Allison J. Lazard, Annie Schmidt, Huyen Vu, M. Justin Byron, Ellen Peters, Marcella H. Boynton, Noel T. Brewer |
| Abstract |
We sought to identify icons to effectively communicate health harms of chemicals in cigarette smoke. Participants were a convenience sample of 701 U.S. adults. A within-subjects online experiment explored the effects of icon semiotic type: symbolic (arbitrary, most abstract), indexical, and iconic (representative, most concrete). Outcomes were perceived representation, affect toward smoking, elaboration, perceived severity, and perceived effectiveness. For not-easy-to-visualize harms of cancer and addiction, symbolic icons received the highest ratings (all p < .001). For easy-to-visualize symptoms of heart attack/stroke, indexical icons received the highest ratings (all p < .001). For easy-to-visualize harm of reproductive organ damage, the iconic image did best (all p < .001). Icon type often had a larger impact among participants with higher health literacy. Symbolic icons may be most effective for health effects not easily visualized. Iconic or indexical icons may be more effective for health effects attributable to specific body parts or symptoms. |
X Demographics
The data shown below were collected from the profiles of 6 X users who shared this research output. Click here to find out more about how the information was compiled.
Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| United States | 3 | 50% |
| United Kingdom | 1 | 17% |
| Unknown | 2 | 33% |
Demographic breakdown
| Type | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Scientists | 3 | 50% |
| Members of the public | 2 | 33% |
| Practitioners (doctors, other healthcare professionals) | 1 | 17% |
Mendeley readers
The data shown below were compiled from readership statistics for 63 Mendeley readers of this research output. Click here to see the associated Mendeley record.
Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Unknown | 63 | 100% |
Demographic breakdown
| Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Student > Ph. D. Student | 6 | 10% |
| Student > Master | 6 | 10% |
| Researcher | 5 | 8% |
| Student > Doctoral Student | 4 | 6% |
| Student > Bachelor | 4 | 6% |
| Other | 10 | 16% |
| Unknown | 28 | 44% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Psychology | 8 | 13% |
| Medicine and Dentistry | 7 | 11% |
| Nursing and Health Professions | 6 | 10% |
| Arts and Humanities | 3 | 5% |
| Computer Science | 3 | 5% |
| Other | 7 | 11% |
| Unknown | 29 | 46% |
Attention Score in Context
This research output has an Altmetric Attention Score of 5. This is our high-level measure of the quality and quantity of online attention that it has received. This Attention Score, as well as the ranking and number of research outputs shown below, was calculated when the research output was last mentioned on 12 July 2017.
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#6,181,505
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#405
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#100,644
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#11
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