Evaluation of a Social Norms Approach to a Suicide Prevention Campaign

Journal of Health Communication

Volumn 22, Issue 2, 2017, Pages 135-142

  Silk, Kami J ^a   Perrault, Evan K ^b   Nazione, Samantha A ^c   Pace, Kristin ^d   Collins Eaglin, Jan ^e  

^a MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b PURDUE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c BERRY COLLEGE   (United States)

^d PUBLIC HEALTH SEATTLE AND KING COUNTY   (United States)

^e POMONA COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; BEHAVIOR; EVALUATION STUDY; FEMALE; HEALTH PROMOTION; HEALTH SERVICE; HELP SEEKING BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; MALE; PEER GROUP; PROCEDURES; PROGRAM EVALUATION; PSYCHOLOGY; PUBLIC FIGURE; SOCIAL NORM; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; STUDENT; SUICIDE; UNIVERSITY; UTILIZATION; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; FAMOUS PERSONS; FEMALE; HEALTH PROMOTION; HELP-SEEKING BEHAVIOR; HUMANS; INTENTION; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; MALE; PEER GROUP; PROGRAM EVALUATION; SOCIAL NORMS; STUDENT HEALTH SERVICES; STUDENTS; SUICIDE; UNIVERSITIES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 85009732698     PISSN: 10810730     EISSN: 10870415     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10810730.2016.1258742     Document Type: Article

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