The Social Norms Approach is a widely used intervention strategy for promoting positive
health-related behaviors. The Approach operates on the premise that individuals …

As social media use becomes increasingly widespread among adolescents, research in this
area has accumulated rapidly. Researchers have shown a growing interest in the impact of …

Background: Social media has emerged as a potentially powerful medium for
communication with adolescents and young adults around their health choices. Objective …

With the advent of digital games came the advent of gamer cultures and identities. A “gamer”
became a new social first for the group of individuals who played video games (primarily in …

Trolling is a subject of apparent academic confusion; the few studies conducted thus far
yielded a variety of conflicting definitions regarding what constitutes trolling behaviour and …

Plastic pollution is widespread globally, and consumers play a crucial role in reducing the
pollution produced by plastic waste. Although many studies have analyzed and estimated …

For most adolescents in the United States, the use of social media is an integral part of daily
life. While the advent of the Internet has enhanced information dispersal and communication …

Online social networking sites (SNS) are a ubiquitous platform for communication. However,
SNS can provide opportunities for abuse and harassment, typically referred to as …

Objective Recent availability of “big data” might be used to study whether and how sexual
risk behaviors are communicated on real-time social networking sites and how data might …

This bestselling textbook provides an engaging introduction to 11 major theories about
human development that continue to guide research, intervention, and practice. The theories …