Testing the Effects of Social Norms and Behavioral Privacy on Hand Washing: A Field Experiment

Human Communication Research

Volumn 39, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 21-46

  Lapinski, Maria Knight ^a   Maloney, Erin K ^b   Braz, Mary ^c   Shulman, Hillary C ^d  

^a MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

^c WEST CHESTER UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d NORTH CENTRAL COLLEGE   (United States)

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EID: 84871452389     PISSN: 03603989     EISSN: 14682958     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1468-2958.2012.01441.x     Document Type: Article

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