Preventing college student nonmedical prescription stimulant use: Development of vested interest theory-based persuasive messages
Abstract
Vested interest theory (VIT) predicts that perceived importance and hedonic relevance of an expected behavioral outcome affects attitude-behavior consistency. Applied to college students' nonmedical use of prescription stimulants (NUPS), the theory posits that persuasive information that weakens vested perceptions regarding assumed advantages of stimulant misuse will reduce usage intentions. The current study developed and experimentally...
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Title
Preventing college student nonmedical prescription stimulant use: Development of vested interest theory-based persuasive messages
Published Date
Sep 1, 2020
Journal
Volume
108
Pages
106440 - 106440
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