Disputas – master i psykologi Connie Villemo Nilsen
Connie Villemo Nilsen disputerer for ph.d.-graden i Helsevitenskapelige fag og vil offentlig forsvare avhandlingen:
“Abridged risk information: Effects of warning labels on snus packages”
Kort populærvitenskapelig sammendrag av avhandlingen:
Snus use has increased in Norway, in parallel with decreased smoking rates. Product warning labels inform about risks from using a product, but there are few studies on effects from warnings on snus and smokeless tobacco products. Graphic warnings may be stronger than text-only, but snus warnings in Norway and the European Union are text-only, and recently removed “can” from the warning: “Snus can damage your health and is addictive”. How do Norwegians perceive the common text-only warning, and what about warnings that compare snus and smoking? In two experiments, removing “can” strengthened the risk message a little, but perhaps not enough to have practical implications. The perceived risks from snus dropped a lot more when the warning stated “Snus is 90% less health damaging than smoking”, which is what some experts agree and think should be communicated to smokers. Importantly, intentions to use snus did not increase from seeing the 90% statement, in our mostly non-smoking sample.
Veiledere
Hovedveileder professor Frode Svartdal, Institutt for psykologi, Det helsevitenskapelige fakultet, UiT Norges arktiske universitet
Biveileder professor Oddgeir Friborg, Institutt for psykologi, UiT Norges arktiske universitet
Bedømmelseskomité
Førsteamanuensis Katharina Wolff, Institutt for samfunnspsykologi, Universitetet i Bergen - 1. opponent
Forsker Tord Finne Vedøy, Avdeling for rusmidler og tobakk ved Folkehelseinstituttet – 2.opponent
Professor Joar Vittersø, Institutt for psykologi, Det helsevitenskapelige fakultet, UiT Norges arktiske universitet – leder av komité
Disputasleder: Professor Ingunn Skre, Institutt for psykologi, Det helsevitenskapelige fakultet, UiT Norges arktiske universitet
Prøveforelesning kl 10:15 samme sted over oppgitt emne:
«Utbredelsen av snus i Norge: Hva betyr risikopersepsjon for oppstart, slutting og bytting mellom tobakksprodukter?"