Understanding the sources of normative influence on behavior: The example of tobacco

Social Science and Medicine

Volumn 115, Issue , 2014, Pages 139-143

  Mead, Erin L ^a   Rimal, Rajiv N ^c   Ferrence, Roberta ^d   Cohen, Joanna E ^a,b  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS BLOOMBERG SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^b Ontario Tobacco Research Unit   (Canada)

^c GEORGE WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Environment; Norms; Smoking; Social exposure; Tobacco use

Indexed keywords

ATTITUDE; ENVIRONMENT; EXPOSURE; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMAN; NOTE; POLICY; PUBLIC HEALTH; SMOKING; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL BELIEF; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; TOBACCO USE; BEHAVIORAL RESEARCH; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; PSYCHOLOGY; SOCIAL NORM;

NICOTIANA TABACUM;

BEHAVIORAL RESEARCH; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; HUMANS; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; SOCIAL NORMS; TOBACCO USE;

EID: 84903887219     PISSN: 02779536     EISSN: 18735347     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.socscimed.2014.05.030     Document Type: Note

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