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- catalog abstract ""Older adults' decisions to quit smoking require personal experience with the serious health impacts associated with smoking. Smokers over fifty revise their risk perceptions only after experiencing a major health shock - such as a heart attack. But less serious symptoms, such as shortness of breath, do not cause changes in perceptions. Waiting for such a jolt to occur is obviously imprudent." "The authors show that well crafted messages about how smoking affects quality of life can greatly affect current perceptions of smoking risks. If smokers are informed of long-term consequences of a disease, and if they are told that quitting can indeed come too late, they are able to evaluate the risks of smoking more accurately, and act accordingly."--BOOK JACKET.".
- catalog contributor b12708267.
- catalog contributor b12708268.
- catalog contributor b12708269.
- catalog created "2003.".
- catalog date "2003".
- catalog date "2003.".
- catalog dateCopyrighted "2003.".
- catalog description ""Older adults' decisions to quit smoking require personal experience with the serious health impacts associated with smoking. Smokers over fifty revise their risk perceptions only after experiencing a major health shock - such as a heart attack. But less serious symptoms, such as shortness of breath, do not cause changes in perceptions. Waiting for such a jolt to occur is obviously imprudent." "The authors show that well crafted messages about how smoking affects quality of life can greatly affect current perceptions of smoking risks. If smokers are informed of long-term consequences of a disease, and if they are told that quitting can indeed come too late, they are able to evaluate the risks of smoking more accurately, and act accordingly."--BOOK JACKET.".
- catalog description "Includes bibliographical references (p. 253-268) and index.".
- catalog description "Linking information, risk perception, and choice: an economic approach -- Cognition, perception, and behavior: are 'bad choices' allowed with rational choice? -- Government policy and advertising as sources of information for smokers -- Can smokers expect personal health signals? An evaluation of the health impact of cigarette smoking -- Determinants of risk perception -- Do health shocks influence smoking behavior? Cessation and relapse patterns in older adults -- Personalized health messages and the perceived risks of smoking -- Risk, longevity expectations, and demand for cigarettes -- Conclusions and policy implications.".
- catalog extent "xii, 273 p. :".
- catalog identifier "0674010396 (hc)".
- catalog issued "2003".
- catalog issued "2003.".
- catalog language "eng".
- catalog publisher "Cambridge, Mass. : Harvard University Press,".
- catalog subject "2003 I-502".
- catalog subject "613.85 21".
- catalog subject "Cigarette smokers Attitudes.".
- catalog subject "Cigarette smokers Health risk assessment.".
- catalog subject "Health Behavior.".
- catalog subject "Health Policy.".
- catalog subject "QV 137 S634s 2003".
- catalog subject "RA645.T62 S58 2003".
- catalog subject "Risk perception.".
- catalog subject "Risk-Taking.".
- catalog subject "Smoking Health aspects.".
- catalog subject "Smoking adverse effects.".
- catalog subject "Smoking psychology.".
- catalog tableOfContents "Linking information, risk perception, and choice: an economic approach -- Cognition, perception, and behavior: are 'bad choices' allowed with rational choice? -- Government policy and advertising as sources of information for smokers -- Can smokers expect personal health signals? An evaluation of the health impact of cigarette smoking -- Determinants of risk perception -- Do health shocks influence smoking behavior? Cessation and relapse patterns in older adults -- Personalized health messages and the perceived risks of smoking -- Risk, longevity expectations, and demand for cigarettes -- Conclusions and policy implications.".
- catalog title "The smoking puzzle : information, risk perception, and choice / Frank A. Sloan, V. Kerry Smith, Donald H. Taylor, Jr.".
- catalog type "text".