How negative descriptive norms for healthy eating undermine the effects of positive injunctive norms

Journal of Applied Social Psychology

Volumn 44, Issue 4, 2014, Pages 319-330

  Staunton, Mina ^a   Louis, Winnifred R ^a   Smith, Joanne R ^b   Terry, Deborah J ^a   Mcdonald, Rachel I ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF EXETER   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 84897574011     PISSN: 00219029     EISSN: 15591816     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/jasp.12223     Document Type: Article

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