This project is designed to determine how risk communications in direct-to-consumer (DTC) ads are perceived by consumers and to test the effect of distraction in these ads. We plan to conduct 30 in-person 60-minute pretests and 300 in-person 30-minute main interviews with adults who self-identify as needing to lose more than 30 pounds. Participants will be randomly assigned to one of two test conditions (low or high distraction in a DTC TV ad). Participants will watch a fictitious DTC ad, during which we will use eye tracking technology to evaluate their eye movements to measure attention. They will complete a questionnaire that will include measures of recall, perceptions, attitudes, and intentions.
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