Standing out from the crowd: How comparison to prototypes can decrease health-risk behavior in young adults

Basic and Applied Social Psychology

Volumn 33, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 228-238

  Lane, David J ^a   Gibbons, Frederick X ^b   O'Hara, Ross E ^b   Gerrard, Meg ^c  

^a WESTERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b DARTMOUTH COLLEGE   (United States)

^c DARTMOUTH MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

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EID: 79961153419     PISSN: 01973533     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01973533.2011.589296     Document Type: Article

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