PERCEPTION OF YOUNG TEEN SMOKERS TO WARNING IMAGES ON CIGARETTES PACKAGING

Abstract

Cigarettes are now familiar in environment. Many people from different age or gender have become an active smoker. Especially teenagers, they are now familiar with cigarettes, starting from Junior High School to Senior High School, starting to smoke actively. They have become active smokers even though they are still underage. But on the cigarette’s packs, there are warning signs and pictorial signs. With so many active smokers among young teens, the researchers want to see their perception about the warning images on cigarettes packs. The issue that will be researched on this study are about Perceptions of Young Teen Smokers, henceforth this study will be titled: "Perceptions of Young Teen Smokers to Warning Images on Cigarettes Packaging". The researcher will try to examine how teenage smokers perceive the warning images on cigarettes packaging and explore more about this issue.