Dictator Game Giving: The Importance of Descriptive versus Injunctive Norms. [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2014 Human behaviour is influenced by social norms but norms can entail two types of information. Descriptive norms refer to what others do in this context, while injunctive norms refer to what ought to be done to ensure social approval.
Nichola J Raihani, Katherine McAuliffe
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The dynamics of injunctive social norms [PDF]
Evolutionary Human Sciences, 2020 Injunctive social norms are behaviours that one is expected to follow and expects others to follow in a given social situation; they are maintained by the threat of disapproval or punishment and by the process of internalization.
Sergey Gavrilets
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Descriptive and Injunctive Norms Related to E-Cigarettes. [PDF]
Mil Med, 2020 AbstractIntroductionE-cigarette use has rapidly increased in prevalence in the United States, and rates of use are even higher among military personnel compared to the general population. Descriptive and injunctive norms have previously been shown to impact tobacco use.
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Perceived injunctive norms and cannabis-related problems: The interactive influence of parental injunctive norms and race. [PDF]
J Ethn Subst Abuse, 2019 Cannabis use among college students is associated with negative consequences, including those that can negatively affect academic functioning. Perceived descriptive and injunctive norms are among the strongest predictors of college cannabis use and related problems, and perceived norms differentially relate to cannabis outcomes depending on the ...
Ecker AH +3 more
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Injunctive Norms and Alcohol Consumption: A Revised Conceptualization. [PDF]
Alcohol Clin Exp Res, 2016 Injunctive norms have been found to be important predictors of behaviors in many disciplines with the exception of alcohol research. This exception is likely due to a misconceptualization of injunctive norms for alcohol consumption. To address this, we outline and test a new conceptualization of injunctive norms and personal approval for alcohol ...
Krieger H +5 more
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Testing the influence of harm reduction messages on health risk attitudes, injunctive norms and perceived behavioral control [PDF]
Harm Reduction Journal, 2023 Background E-cigarettes can potentially be a harm reduction pathway for adults who smoke and who are seeking to make the complete switch from cigarettes.
Sherri Jean Katz +2 more
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Condom use at last sex by young men in Ethiopia: the effect of descriptive and injunctive norms [PDF]
Reproductive Health, 2018 Background Condoms are an important prevention method in the transmission of HIV and sexually transmitted infections as well as unintended pregnancy.
Aparna Jain +3 more
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Descriptive norms for me, injunctive norms for you: Using norms to explain the risk gap [PDF]
Judgment and Decision Making, 2019 People are more likely to rely on descriptive norms (i.e., what their peers are doing) when deciding whether to take a risk themselves than when deciding whether to recommend others to take a risk.
Xi Zou, Krishna Savani
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Alcohol and Cannabis Perceived Descriptive and Injunctive Norms, Personal Use, and Consequences Among 2-Year College Students [PDF]
Behavioral SciencesTwo-year college students represent 35% of U.S. undergraduates, yet substance use among them is understudied. Grounded in Social Norms Theory, the present study examined alcohol and cannabis use prevalence and associations between perceived peer use ...
Jennifer C. Duckworth +2 more
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Exploring individuals’ descriptive and injunctive norms of ghosting
Cyberpsychology: Journal of Psychosocial Research on Cyberpspace, 2022 In this project, we explored descriptive and injunctive norms of ghosting and whether norms differed based on prior experiences with ghosting in romantic relationships. Ghosting is the act of unilaterally ceasing communication with a partner to dissolve
Darcey N. Powell +3 more
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