How pictorial warnings change parents' purchases of sugar-sweetened beverage for their children: mechanisms of impact.

Marissa G HallAnna H GrummonTara QueenAllison J LazardIsabella C A HigginsAna Paula C RichterLindsey Smith Taillie

Published in: The international journal of behavioral nutrition and physical activity (2023)

Pictorial warnings reduced parents' purchases of SSBs for their children by making parents think SSBs are less healthful for their children and reducing their intentions to serve SSBs to their children. Communication approaches that target healthfulness perceptions and intentions to serve SSBs may motivate parents to buy fewer SSBs for their children.

Keyphrases

young adults
healthcare
primary care