Effects of presenting heavy drinking norms on adolescents' prevalence estimates, evaluative judgments, and perceived standards

Prevention Science

Volumn 6, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 89-99

  Agostinelli, Gina ^a   Grube, Joel ^a  

^a PREVENTION RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Confrontational versus empathic interventions; Normative feedback; Self focusing comparison; Self serving biases

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENCE; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DECISION MAKING; DRINKING BEHAVIOR; EMPATHY; FEMALE; HIGH SCHOOL; HUMAN; INFORMATION; MALE; MEASUREMENT; NORMAL HUMAN; PERCEPTION; PREVALENCE; STANDARD; STUDENT;

ADOLESCENT; ALCOHOLISM; ATTITUDE; DATA COLLECTION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; PREVALENCE; SAN FRANCISCO; SELF DISCLOSURE;

EID: 18044388162     PISSN: 13894986     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11121-005-3408-1     Document Type: Article

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