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Showing 1 to 6 of 6 for “"Social Norms Theory"”.
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Utilizing the Social Norms Theory for Mitigating Teen Driver Distraction
… crash risks. Parents and peers are important social referents for teens, that significantly influence their driving behaviours, including distracted driving. There has been a growing interest in using interventions based on the Social Norms Theory to change negative behaviours. According to …
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Utilizing Social Norms Theory to Delay the Sexual Debut of Early Adolescents: An Intervention Strategy
ABSTRACT UTILIZING SOCIAL NORMS THEORY TO DELAY THE SEXUAL DEBUT OF EARLY ADOLESCENTS: AN INTERVENTION STRATEGY Anna M. Gerard, MSW, LCSW Dr. Jeffrey Applegate, Ph.D. Background and Significance: Numerous programs have been developed in the last twenty years aimed at reducing the prevalence and …
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The Influence of Social Norms on Attitudes Toward Help Seeking Behavior of College Undergraduates at a Major Midwestern University
… The issue of mental health is no exception. Social norms theory asserts that individuals often misperceive the attitudes and beliefs of their peers allowing these misperceptions to dictate individuals’ behaviors and thought process. In order to further investigate the impact of social norms …
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SOCIAL NETWORK INFLUENCE ON DISTRACTED DRIVING BEHAVIORS: THE ROLE OF PROXIMAL AND DISTAL SOCIAL RELATIONSHIPS ON TEXTING WHILE DRIVING
… messages while driving during the last 30 days. Social Norms Theory suggests that individuals are influenced by perceptions of how their social groups act; however, a gap in the literature persists for what degree different types of social relationships influence TWD. This dissertation included …
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Actual And Perceived Sexual Behaviors In College Students
The purpose of this study was to compare college students' actual sexual behaviors and their perceptions of sexual behaviors among their peers. The analyses consisted of 65,036 participant's ages 18 to 24, with a mean age of 20.20 years (sdâ±1.55) who completed the American college health …
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Gynocentric Apuleius: Female Agency in 'The Golden Ass'
… in correlation with Julia Kristeva’s theory of the abject, while Apuleius’s female witches behave in horrific and chaotic ways that effectively emasculate their male prey, they do not fall within the same topos as other female witches. Instead, Apuleius’ witches appear to wield their …