On the Effectiveness of Social Norms Intervention in College Drinking: The Roles of Identity Verification and Peer Influence

Alcoholism: Clinical and Experimental Research

Volumn 40, Issue 1, 2016, Pages 141-151

  Fitzpatrick, Ben G ^a,b   Martinez, Jason ^a   Polidan, Elizabeth ^a,b   Angelis, Ekaterini ^a  

^a Tempest Technologies   (United States)

^b Department of Mathematics ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

Agent based model; College drinking; Identity control theory; Peer influence; Social norms theory

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BINGE DRINKING; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; COLLEGE DRINKING; COLLEGE STUDENT; DRINKING BEHAVIOR; PEER PRESSURE; PERCEPTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SOCIAL NORM; COMPUTER SIMULATION; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMAN; PREVENTION AND CONTROL; PROCEDURES; PSYCHOLOGY; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; STUDENT; UNIVERSITY;

ALCOHOL DRINKING IN COLLEGE; BINGE DRINKING; COMPUTER SIMULATION; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMANS; PEER INFLUENCE; SOCIAL IDENTIFICATION; SOCIAL NORMS; STUDENTS; UNIVERSITIES;

EID: 84952976753     PISSN: 01456008     EISSN: 15300277     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/acer.12919     Document Type: Article

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