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How Social Norms Affect Consumer Intention to Purchase Certified Functional Foods: The Mediating Role of Perceived Effectiveness and Attitude

open access: yesFoods, 2021
Certified functional foods (CFFs) are approved by relevant authorities because of demonstrable efficacy. However, social norms affect consumer perceptions regarding CFFs, and their attitudes toward CFFs remain unclear. Drawing on social influence theory,
Edward Shih-Tse Wang, Yun-Hsuan Chu
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Consumers’ willingness to consume insect-based protein depends on descriptive social norms [PDF]

open access: yes, 2020
Eating of insects has been discussed as a more sustainable source of animal protein, but consumer research about uptake behavior of Western consumers is still scarce.
Berger, Sebastian, Wyss, Annika M.
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I do, therefore i think it is normal: the causal effects of behavior on descriptive norm formation and evolution

open access: yesSocial Influence, 2022
Social norms theories have guided social science research by predicting how and when social norms influence people’s behavior. However, there are still gaps in our understanding of how social norms are formed, maintained, and changed. It is possible that
Minwoong Chung   +6 more
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Social Norms for Behavior Change: A Synopsis

open access: yesEDIS, 2022
The purpose of this document is to discuss some of the important distinctions and definitions associated with social norms, so Extension professionals and other types of nonformal education practitioners can improve the efficacy of their behavior change
Laura A. Warner   +2 more
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Organisational Climate and Pro-environmental Behaviours at Work: The Mediating Role of Personal Norms

open access: yesFrontiers in Psychology, 2021
Organisations are currently strongly encouraged to adopt more responsible production patterns aligned with sustainable development goals (SDGs). Pro-environmental behaviours (PEBs) in the workplace can strengthen the expected positive impacts of ...
Carla Mouro, Ana Patrícia Duarte
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Descriptive Rules and Normativity [PDF]

open access: yesDisputatio, 2020
Abstract This work offers a challenge to the orthodox view that descriptive rules are non-normative and passive in their role and usage. It does so by arguing that, although lacking in normativity themselves, descriptive rules can be sources of normativity by way of the normative attitudes that can develop around them.
openaire   +1 more source

Exploring the Correlation between Different Types of Subjective Norms and High-Risk Behaviors: A Cross-Sectional Study on College Students in Shiraz, Iran (2021) [PDF]

open access: yesJournal of Health Sciences and Surveillance System
Background: Youth is a unique stage in everyone’s life. During this period, individuals often engage in high-risk behaviors, including high-speed driving, smoking, sexual behaviors, alcohol consumption, physical inactivity, unhealthy eating habits, and ...
Leila Ghahremani   +3 more
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How (Many) Descriptive Claims About Political Polarization Exacerbate Polarization

open access: yesJournal of Social and Political Psychology, 2021
Recently, researchers and reporters have made a wide range of claims about the distribution, nature, and societal impact of political polarization. Here I offer reasons to believe that even when they are correct and prima facie merely descriptive, many ...
Uwe Peters
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A feasibility trial to examine the social norms approach for the prevention and reduction of licit and illicit drug use in European University and college students. [PDF]

open access: yes, 2012
Background Incorrect perceptions of high rates of peer alcohol and tobacco use are predictive of increased personal use in student populations. Correcting misperceptions by providing feedback has been shown to be an effective intervention for reducing ...
Stock, C.   +45 more
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Items assessing intention, perceptions of descriptive norms, and injunctive norms.

open access: yes, 2022
Items assessing intention, perceptions of descriptive norms, and injunctive norms.
Joyce Delnoij (14046783)   +3 more
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