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RISK PERCEPTIONS IN TOBACCO CONSUMPTION PLEASURE: AN INVESTIGATION IN THE CONSUMER BEHAVIOR AREA

ABSTRACT

The perceived risk has been studied in the marketing literature since its introduction, in 1960 by Bauer, in spite of the importance of this construct in the consumer behavior area. The objective of this study was to investigate the perceived risk construct of the cigarette consumption among smoking and non smoking groups, with the goal to analyze the different perceptions of the risks. Besides that, this investigation studied the differences of perceived benefits of smoking and propensity of taking risks. This investigation used a transversal study with a sample of 390 university students. The results indicated that the smokers perceive less risks of vice, financial, health, social, time and the general risk than the non smoking. Besides that, the smokers perceived more benefits, in special considering smoking as a way to alleviate the tension and relax.

KEYWORDS
Consumer behavior; Perceived risks; Perceived benefits; Tobacco smoking

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