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Social Norms for Behavior Change: A Synopsis

EDIS, 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, Megan Cantrell, John M. Diaz   +2 more
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Exploring the mechanistic pathways of how social network influences social norms in adolescent smoking prevention interventions

Scientific Reports, 2023
We know little about how smoking prevention interventions might leverage social network structures to enhance protective social norms. In this study we combined statistical and network science methods to explore how social networks influence social norms
Felipe Montes, Martha Blanco, Andres F. Useche, Sharon Sanchez-Franco, Carlos Caro, Lei Tong, Jie Li, Huiyu Zhou, Jennifer M. Murray, Olga L. Sarmiento, Frank Kee, Ruth F. Hunter   +11 more
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The norms of thought: Are they social?

Mind & Society, 2001
A commonplace in contemporary philosophy is that mental content has normative properties. A number of writers associate this view to the idea that the normativity of content is essentially connected to its social character. I agree with the first thesis, but disagree with the second.
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Differentiating Social and Moral Norms in Perceived Internalization

Behavioral Sciences
Why are some behaviors perceived as moral norms while others are perceived as social norms? In a preregistered study (N = 535), we examined how people perceive different types of moral behaviors and whether those perceptions help distinguish between ...
Paul Deutchman, Fiona Y. Yang
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Social norms: A review

Review of Communication Research, 2016
Social norms, as a topic of inquiry, has garnered significant attention from a variety of perspectives in recent years. Because of the rapidly-growing interest in social norms from scholars in multiple disciplines, this area of scholarship is often characterized by a lack of clarity on what constitutes social norms and how key concepts are ...
Chung, Adrienne, Rimal, Rajiv N.
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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]

, 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., Ferdinand Salonna, Ondrej Kalina, Francisco Guillén-Grima, Christiane Stock, Bewick, Bridgette M, Pischke, Claudia, John McAlaney, Guillén-Grima, Francisco, Zeeb, H., Helmer, S.M., Akvardar, Y., van Hal, Guido, Mikolajczyk, Rafael T, Solonna, Ferdinand, Pischke, Claudia R, McAlaney, John, Hajo Zeeb, Akvardar, Yildiz, Stock, Christiane, Bart Vriesacker, Guillen-Grima, F., Stefanie M Helmer, Vriesacker, B., Vriesacker, Bart, Bridgette M Bewick, Olga Orosova, Salonna, F., Guido van Hal, Kalina, O., van Hal, G., Yildiz Akvardar, Bewick, Brigette, Helmer, Stefanie, Kalina, Ondrej, Mikolajczyk, R.M., Salonna, Ferdinand, Orosova, O., Helmer, Stefanie M, Bewick, B.M., Orosova, Olga, Mikolajczyk, Rafael, Pischke, C.R., Claudia R Pischke, Rafael T Mikolajczyk, Zeeb, Hajo, van Hal Guido, Bewick, Bridgette M., Orosova Olga, Vriesacker Bart, Bewick Bridgette M, Guillén-Grima Francisco, Mikolajczyk, Rafael T., Hal, Guido van, et al., Pischke, Claudia R., Pischke Claudia R, Zeeb Hajo, Helmer Stefanie M, Guillén Grima, Francisco, Mikolajczyk Rafael T, Van Hal, Guido F., Akvardar Yildiz, McAlaney John, Helmer, Stefanie M., Salonna Ferdinand, Kalina Ondrej, Stock Christiane   +67 more
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The Behavior of Information: A Reconsideration of Social Norms

Societies, 2023
Do social norms really matter, or are they just behavioral idiosyncrasies that become associated with a group? Social norms are generally considered as a collection of formal or informal rules, but where do these rules come from and why do we follow them?
Jennifer A. Loughmiller-Cardinal, James Scott Cardinal   +1 more
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Social norms and peace.

Peace and Conflict: Journal of Peace Psychology
To explore the multifaceted roles of social norms and peace in various sociopolitical and conflict contexts, this special issue presents a variety of research articles aimed at unraveling such a complex dynamic. It delves into the impact of social norms on policy-based support amid violent conflict, the mediating role of social alienation in linking ...
Islam Borinca, Mario Sainz, Theofilos Gkinopoulos   +2 more
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Social norm strength and norm change

Current Opinion in Psychology
Social norms vary both in terms of their content (e.g. don't talk to strangers, help the needy) and their strength. While most research focuses on the former, increasing evidence points to the relevance of the latter for norm change. Despite this potential, existing knowledge about norm strength is siloed into "macro" and "micro" perspectives, with the
Aron Szekely, Luca Tummolini, Eva Vriens, Giulia Andrighetto   +3 more
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Social norms and economic incentives in firms [PDF]

, 2003
This paper studies the interplay between economic incentives and social norms in firms. We introduce a general framework to model social norms arguing that norms stem from agents’ desire for, or peer pressure towards, social efficiency.
Huck, S., Weibull, J., Kubler, D.
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