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Social norms in the development of adolescent substance use: a longitudinal analysis of the International Youth Development Study.

, 2014
Identifying specific aspects of peer social norms that influence adolescent substance use may assist international prevention efforts. This study examines two aggregated measures of social norms in the school setting and their predictive association with
Catalano, Richard, Eisenberg, Marla, Hemphill, Prof., Sheryl A. Hemphill, Toumbourou, John   +4 more
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Farmers’ Preferences for Sustainable Crop Protection: An Integrated Choice and Latent Variable Approach

Sustainable Development, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This study analyzes farmers' preferences for sustainable crop protection, focusing on Integrated Pest Management (IPM) practices by incorporating social‐psychological factors to capture economic and behavioral dimensions. Using data from German and Polish potato farmers, we apply an integrated choice and latent variable framework that combines
Philip K. Miriti, Fatima Lambarraa‐Lehnhardt, Stefan Sieber, Xiaohua Yu   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Only reasoned action? An interorganizational study of energy-saving behaviors in office buildings [PDF]

, 2014
Substantial energy savings can be achieved by reducing energy use in office buildings. The reported study used a Theory of Planned Behavior (TPB) model extended with perceived habit to explain office energy-saving behaviors.
Kok, G, Lo, SH, Peters, G-JY, van Breukelen, GJP   +3 more
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'Welcome' Changes? Descriptive and Injunctive Norms in a Wikipedia Sub-Community [PDF]

Proceedings of the ACM on Human-Computer Interaction, 2018
Open online communities rely on social norms for behavior regulation, group cohesion, and sustainability. Research on the role of social norms online has mainly focused on one source of influence at a time, making it difficult to separate different normative influences and understand their interactions. In this study, we use the Focus Theory to examine
Filippova, Anna, Morgan, Jonathan
openaire   +3 more sources

Understanding Farmer Behaviour for Successful Climate Change Mitigation in Voluntary Initiatives

Australian Journal of Agricultural and Resource Economics, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Private and voluntary initiatives, such as voluntary carbon markets, can support public policies aimed at reducing greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions in agriculture. This study investigates the impact of behavioural factors (reluctance to change) and social dynamics (peer imitation) on the adoption of two mitigation practices on Swiss dairy and ...
Marta Tarruella, Robert Huber, Nadja El Benni, Gabriele Mack, David Schäfer, Robert Finger   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Identity processes and eating disorder symptoms during university adjustment: a cross-sectional study

Journal of Eating Disorders, 2021
Background Young people with eating disorders (EDs) and ED symptoms are at risk during university adjustment, suggesting a need to protect their health.
Aoife-Marie Foran, Orla T. Muldoon, Aisling T. O’Donnell   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Normative perceptions of cannabis use amongst European University students: associations between perceived peer use and peer attitudes with personal use and attitudes. [PDF]

, 2016
Objective: Perceptions of peer behavior and attitudes exert considerable social pressure on young adults to use substances. This study investigated whether European students perceive their peers’ cannabis use and approval of cannabis use to be higher ...
Akvarder, Y, Bewick, BM, Dempsey, RC, Fawkner, HJ, Guillen-Grima, F, Helmer, SM, Kalina, O, McAlaney, J, Mikolajczyk, RT, Orosova, O, Pischke, CR, Salonna, F, Stock, C, Van Hal, G, Vriesacker, B   +14 more
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Opportunities for the Labour Party: Football, Class and Community Renewal

The Political Quarterly, EarlyView.
Abstract This article argues that football represents an underutilised opportunity for the Labour Party to anchor a wider programme of civic renewal. In many working‐class communities, the decline of trade unions, working men's clubs and other associational spaces has eroded collective life, leaving football clubs as rare institutions where dignity ...
Sam Taylor Hill
wiley   +1 more source

QUESTION ORDER EFFECTS IN SUSTAINABLE BEHAVIOR NORM MEASUREMENT: GENDER DIFFERENCES

Psichologija, 2015
Sustainable behavior is an important and increasingly popular field of research, but the question order effects that may occur in descriptive and injunctive sustainable behavior norm measurements remain largely unexplored. Even less attention is drawn to
Mykolas Simas Poškus, Raimonda Sadauskaitė   +1 more
doaj   +1 more source

PENGARUH NORMA SOSIAL DAN FAKTOR - FAKTOR DEMOGRAFI TERHADAP KEPATUHAN PAJAK Studi Kasus Pada Para Pendeta di Semarang [PDF]

, 2015
The objective of this study was to analyze factors that influence personal tax compliance in Semarang, especially for pastors in Semarang. Survey instrument is used to gather all the data from every pastors that live in Semarang.
MEIRANTO, Wahyu, SURYAJAYA, Philip
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