"That's not what we do": Evidence that normative change is a mechanism of action in group interventions

Behaviour Research and Therapy

Volumn 65, Issue , 2015, Pages 11-17

  Cruwys, Tegan ^a   Haslam, S Alexander ^a   Fox, Nicole E ^a   McMahon, Hayley ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

Eating behavior; Group processes; Group therapy; Mechanisms of change; Normative influence; Social norms

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; BODY IMAGE; FEEDING AND EATING DISORDERS; FEMALE; GROUP PROCESS; GROUP THERAPY; HUMAN; PSYCHOLOGY; SELF CONCEPT; SOCIAL NORM; STUDENT; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UNIVERSITY; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; BODY IMAGE; FEEDING AND EATING DISORDERS; FEMALE; GROUP PROCESSES; HUMANS; PSYCHOTHERAPY, GROUP; SELF CONCEPT; SOCIAL NORMS; STUDENTS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UNIVERSITIES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84920068140     PISSN: 00057967     EISSN: 1873622X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.brat.2014.12.003     Document Type: Article

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