This study establishes the construct of “compassion fatigue,” encompassing desensitization
and emotional burnout, as a phenomenon associated with pervasive communication about …

Three hundred twenty-six adolescents participated in a study that explored the issue of how
much attention teenagers pay to health warnings in cigarette advertisements. The research …

Much of the controversy surrounding the advertising of tobacco and alcohol products concerns
the impact on young people. Eye tracking was used to determine how a large sample of …

The warning on tobacco advertisements was required by the federal government, presumably
as a health message to educate the public about the risks associated with tobacco use. …

The study uses in-home observations to examine eyes-on-screen times for both program and
commercial viewing. Results indicate that viewers are visually oriented to programming 62 …

The multi-channel, multi-option television and the personal computer are two media technologies
that have dramatically altered the home media environment. New media technologies …

<p>Focus groups, mail surveys, and in‐home observations were used to examine traditional
television viewing and VCR movie rental viewing. Viewing preparation, activities during …

The media perceptions, use and decision making processes of nonnational advertisers were
examined. The study explored the local advertisers' past and present media use, reasons …

Background In June 2012, Canada implemented new pictorial warnings on cigarette packages,
along with package inserts with messages to promote response efficacy (ie, perceived …

The aim of the present study was to assess smokers’ level of agreement with smoking-related
risks and toxic tobacco constituents relative to inclusion of these topics on health warning …