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Teenage Smoker Stereotype

TSSStereotypic beliefs about the personal qualities of teenagers who smoke
12 items 2002 α .97 Free Pechmann, C., & Knight, S. J.

What it measures

Twelve bipolar adjective pairs capture how respondents stereotype teenagers who smoke across dimensions of social desirability, attractiveness, health, and social status. High internal consistency suggests the items tap a single dominant evaluative dimension of the smoker stereotype.

Citation

Pechmann, C., & Knight, S. J. (2002). An experimental investigation of the joint effects of advertising and peers on adolescents' beliefs and intentions about cigarette consumption. Journal of Consumer Research, 29(June), 5–19.

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