Comparing injunctive marijuana use norms of salient reference groups among college student marijuana users and nonusers

Addictive Behaviors

Volumn 36, Issue 7, 2011, Pages 717-720

  LaBrie, Joseph W ^a   Hummer, Justin F ^a   Lac, Andrew ^a  

^a LOYOLA MARYMOUNT UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Injunctive norms; Marijuana use; Reference group; Social norms intervention

Indexed keywords

CANNABIS;

ADULT; ARTICLE; COLLEGE STUDENT; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HEALTH HAZARD; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PERCEPTION;

FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERNET; MALE; MARIJUANA SMOKING; PEER GROUP; QUESTIONNAIRES; RISK-TAKING; SOCIAL CONFORMITY; SOCIAL FACILITATION; STUDENTS; UNITED STATES; UNIVERSITIES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 79954646782     PISSN: 03064603     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.addbeh.2011.02.004     Document Type: Article

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