Adolescent Alcohol-Related Risk Cognitions: The Roles of Social Norms and Social Networking Sites

Psychology of Addictive Behaviors

Volumn 25, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 708-713

  Litt, Dana M ^a   Stock, Michelle L ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^b GEORGE WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Adolescent; Alcohol use; Prototype willingness model; Social networking sites; Social norms

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL;

ADOLESCENT; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CHILD BEHAVIOR; COGNITION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRINKING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; HIGH RISK BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; INTERNET; MALE; PEER GROUP; PERCEPTION; PREDICTION; PROTOTYPE WILLINGNESS MODEL; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL NETWORK;

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT BEHAVIOR; AGE FACTORS; ALCOHOL DRINKING; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; CHILD; FEMALE; FRIENDS; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; INTERNET; LINEAR MODELS; MALE; MODELS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; MOTIVATION; PEER GROUP; RISK FACTORS; SOCIAL CONFORMITY; SOCIAL MEDIA; SOCIAL NETWORKING; SOCIAL VALUES;

EID: 83755169660     PISSN: 0893164X     EISSN: 19391501     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/a0024226     Document Type: Article

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