The malleability of injunctive norms among college students

Addictive Behaviors

Volumn 35, Issue 11, 2010, Pages 940-947

  Prince, Mark A ^a   Carey, Kate B ^a  

^a SYRACUSE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Alcohol use; College; Gender; Injunctive norms

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR; ADULT; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; COLLEGE STUDENT; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRINKING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; FEMININITY; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MASCULINITY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PERCEPTION; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SEX ROLE; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL DESIRABILITY;

AGE FACTORS; ALCOHOL DRINKING; FEMALE; FRIENDS; HUMANS; MALE; NEW YORK; PEER GROUP; SEX FACTORS; SOCIAL CONFORMITY; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; SOCIAL FACILITATION; STUDENTS; UNIVERSITIES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 77955517584     PISSN: 03064603     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.addbeh.2010.06.006     Document Type: Article

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