CompletedNot Applicable

Impact of Front-of-package Warning Labels on Perceived Weight Stigmatization

United States2,522 participantsStarted 2024-01-18

Plain-language summary

The goal of this experiment is to examine the effects of three different types of front-of-package warning labels for sugar-sweetened beverages on perceived weight stigmatization, as well as the effect of making such labels more weight-neutral. The main questions this experiment aims to answer are: * Are certain types of front-of-package warning labels perceived as more stigmatizing than others? * Are more weight-neutral versions of front-of-package warning labels perceived as less stigmatizing than their regular versions? * Is there a trade-off between label effectiveness in discouraging product consumption and perceived weight stigmatization? Additionally, this experiment also aims to answer the following questions: * Does exposure to certain types of front-of-package warning labels lead to changes in participants' weight bias? * Are changes in participants' weight bias as a result of label exposure mediated by attribution of personal responsibility for body weight, pathogen disgust, or perceived social consensus?

Who can participate

Age range

21 Years

Sex

ALL

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What they're measuring

Perceived weight stigmatization, mean score

Timeframe: Immediately after exposure to intervention (i.e., study stimuli), assessed during one-time online study survey.

Trial details

NCT IDNCT06179043

SponsorUniversity of North Carolina, Chapel Hill

Sponsor typeOTHER

Study typeINTERVENTIONAL

Primary completion2024-01-26

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