Objectives To improve health and safety outcomes at mass gathering events (MGEs) for young attendees, it is essential to understand the psychosocial factors that may influence …
Previous research has focused on how social identification influences people's adherence to group norms, but has rarely considered how norm adherence might in turn influence how …
Background: Protective behavioral strategies (PBS) have been shown to be useful for reducing excessive alcohol use and alcohol-related problems. However, research on the …
Evidence suggests that messages targeting descriptive norms (people's perceptions of the typical behaviors of others) can enhance physical activity participation. However, no …
Objective As mass gathering events resume in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, there is a pressing need to understand (a) engagement in COVID-safe behaviour at these events …
Purpose Despite the potential consequences of gambling during adolescence, the factors involved in the initiation of this behavior are relatively understudied. Using a longitudinal …
Mass gatherings are a public health challenge because of crowdedness and associated health risks.'Schoolies' is the largest youth leisure mass gathering in Australia. We examine …
Background Alcohol use and its related consequences are a public health problem among young adults. Building upon efficacious personalized normative feedback interventions …
Background Research demonstrates that perceptions of others' attitudes toward drinking behaviors (injunctive norms) are strong predictors of alcohol consumption and problems …