Automatic risk behavior: Direct effects of binge drinker stereotypes on drinking behavior

Health Psychology

Volumn 32, Issue 5, 2013, Pages 571-580

  Rivis, Amanda ^a   Sheeran, Paschal ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Alcohol; Binge drinking; Implementation intentions; Priming; Stereotypes

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ATTENTION; AUTOREGULATION; AWARENESS; BEHAVIORAL RESEARCH; BINGE DRINKING; COLLEGE STUDENT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRINKING BEHAVIOR; FOLLOW UP; HIGH RISK BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; STEREOTYPY;

ADOLESCENT; BINGE DRINKING; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; INTENTION; MALE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; QUESTIONNAIRES; RISK-TAKING; STEREOTYPING;

EID: 84880977128     PISSN: 02786133     EISSN: 19307810     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/a0029859     Document Type: Article

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