A critical appraisal of the social norms approach as an interventional strategy for health-related behavior and attitude change

RC Dempsey, J McAlaney, BM Bewick - Frontiers in psychology, 2018 - frontiersin.org
The Social Norms Approach is a widely used intervention strategy for promoting positive
health-related behaviors. The Approach operates on the premise that individuals …

Changing norms to change behavior

DT Miller, DA Prentice - Annual review of psychology, 2016 - annualreviews.org
Providing people with information about the behavior and attitudes of their peers is a
strategy commonly employed by those seeking to reduce behavior deemed harmful either to …

[HTML][HTML] Gender differences in binge drinking: Prevalence, predictors, and consequences

RW Wilsnack, SC Wilsnack, G Gmel… - Alcohol research …, 2018 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Just as binge drinking rates differ for men and women, the predictors and consequences of
binge drinking vary by gender as well. This article examines these differences and how …

Personalised digital interventions for reducing hazardous and harmful alcohol consumption in community‐dwelling populations

EFS Kaner, FR Beyer, C Garnett… - Cochrane database …, 2017 - cochranelibrary.com
Background Excessive alcohol use contributes significantly to physical and psychological
illness, injury and death, and a wide array of social harm in all age groups. A proven strategy …

Brief alcohol interventions for adolescents and young adults: A systematic review and meta-analysis

EE Tanner-Smith, MW Lipsey - Journal of substance abuse treatment, 2015 - Elsevier
This study reports findings from a meta-analysis summarizing the effectiveness of brief
alcohol interventions for adolescents (age 11–18) and young adults (age 19–30). We …

Are social norms the best predictor of outcomes among heavy-drinking college students?

C Neighbors, CM Lee, MA Lewis, N Fossos… - Journal of studies on …, 2007 - jsad.com
Objective: This research was designed to evaluate the relative contribution of social norms,
demographics, drinking motives, and alcohol expectancies in predicting alcohol …

The effects of demand characteristics on research participant behaviours in non-laboratory settings: a systematic review

J McCambridge, M De Bruin, J Witton - PloS one, 2012 - journals.plos.org
Background The concept of demand characteristics, which involves research participants
being aware of what the researcher is investigating, is well known and widely used within …

Face-to-face versus computer-delivered alcohol interventions for college drinkers: A meta-analytic review, 1998 to 2010

KB Carey, LAJ Scott-Sheldon, JC Elliott, L Garey… - Clinical psychology …, 2012 - Elsevier
Alcohol misuse occurs commonly on college campuses, necessitating prevention programs
to help college drinkers reduce consumption and minimize harmful consequences …

Stand-alone personalized normative feedback for college student drinkers: A meta-analytic review, 2004 to 2014

KB Dotson, ME Dunn, CA Bowers - PloS one, 2015 - journals.plos.org
Background Norms clarification has been identified as an effective component of college
student drinking interventions, prompting research on norms clarification as a single …

Social norms information for alcohol misuse in university and college students

DR Foxcroft, MT Moreira… - … of systematic reviews, 2015 - cochranelibrary.com
Background Drinking is influenced by youth perceptions of how their peers drink. These
perceptions are often incorrect, overestimating peer drinking norms. If inaccurate …