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‘Who Wants to See Someone Eating Salad?’ Teenage Girls Discuss Representations of Food and Health on Social Media

open access: yesChildren &Society, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This article examines how teenage girls in Sweden interpret and negotiate food‐ and health‐related content on social media, paying particular attention to the intersections between eating practices, health, body ideals and femininity. It takes inspiration from feminist theoretical perspectives and is based on eight group interviews with 18 ...
Judith Lind   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Drivers of bat researchers’ intent to adopt field hygiene practices

open access: yesConservation Biology, EarlyView.
Abstract Infectious disease is a growing threat to wildlife, with zoonotic transmission most likely at the human–wildlife interface. One underappreciated activity at this interface is fieldwork with wild animals, but associated risks can be mitigated through field hygiene (FH) practices, such as using personal protective equipment and other appropriate
Joanna L. Coleman   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

Behavioral interventions to reduce demand for threatened freshwater turtles as pets

open access: yesConservation Biology, EarlyView.
Abstract Growing demand for freshwater turtles as pets has fueled illegal trade and accelerated wild population declines, underscoring the need for theory‐based demand‐reduction interventions. We conducted a three‐part randomized controlled trial with active turtle keepers (n = 1800) in China to test conservation‐ and legality‐framed messages by ...
Wuji Zheng   +9 more
wiley   +1 more source

Regulatory fit effects for injunctive versus descriptive social norms: Evidence from the promotion of sustainable products

open access: yes, 2013
Consumers face marketing messages using social norms in many situations where different goals are dominant. This research examines moderating effects of regulatory focus for descriptive and injunctive norms in the promotion of sustainable products.
Fischer, A.R.H.   +3 more
core   +2 more sources

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
doaj   +1 more source

Low-Income Women Describe Fertility-Related Expectations: Descriptive Norms, Injunctive Norms, and Behavior

open access: yes, 2010
Social norms surrounding sexuality, pregnancy, and childbearing may help guide women's health-related behaviors. In this study, we explore low-income women's perceptions of fertility-related norms by allowing women to describe their experiences with ...
Jensen, Robin E., Bute, Jennifer J.
core   +1 more source

Injunctive norms and associations with smoking susceptibility in Hong Kong adolescents

open access: yesTobacco Induced Diseases, 2018
Aim and objective Injunctive norms about smoking, the perceived approval or acceptability of smoking from friends or wider peer group, have rarely been studied outside the Western world.
Lok T. Leung   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

Investigating the Efficacy of Social Norms Messages to Reduce Smartphone Use Among Young Drivers

open access: yesJournal of Road Safety
Young drivers are over-represented in road crashes associated with smartphone use. While it is widely acknowledged that norms influence young drivers' smartphone use, there is a dearth of research investigating the effectiveness of social norms messages ...
Cassandra Gauld   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Downstream effects of post‐Dobbs abortion bans: Birth rates and WIC

open access: yesEconomic Inquiry, EarlyView.
Abstract Abortion bans tend to impact the cohorts of women that are eligible for the supplemental nutrition program special supplemental nutrition program for women, infants, and children the most. I use synthetic difference‐in‐differences models and 2017–2023 monthly state‐level data to estimate the change in birth rates and WIC participation that ...
Lilly Springer
wiley   +1 more source

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