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Showing 1 to 8 of 8 for “"peer norms"”.
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Residence hall sense of community in physical and technology-based spaces: Implications for alcohol-related attitudes and behaviors
… experiences such as sense of community (SOC) and peer norms have the potential to influence attitudes and behaviors around a host of wellness-related issues. Social interaction, facilitated by the rapid growth of communication technology, in addition to the enduring need to interact in physical …
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A Model for HIV/AIDS Risk Behaviors of Students in Armenia
… the relationship between attitudes/perceived norms and behavior. Attitudes, subjective norms (of peers, parents, and other adults), and HIV/AIDS knowledge were used to predict intentions to engage in sexual activity, accounting for 63% of the variance. Furthermore, the hypothesis that gender …
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Utilizing the Social Norms Theory for Mitigating Teen Driver Distraction
… significantly to teensâ 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 …
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Patterns of interpersonal violence and contexts of risk: A latent class analysis
… and associated contexts of risk (e.g., peer norms, alcohol use, Greek affiliation). Chronic exposure to violence was associated with peers’ acceptance of violent beliefs, and alcohol use and participation in a Greek organization were associated to sexual assault victimization. Potential …
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The women's health project: a community intervention for AIDS risk reduction in women
… identified as key opinion leaders to serve as peer behavior change agents) with a comparison intervention (AIDS education materials alone). The study was conducted at a small liberal arts college for women. Two dormitories were randomly assigned to either an intervention or comparison …
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Neighborhood Compositional Characteristics on HIV, Sexual Risk Behaviors, and Prevention Activities among Black and White Young Men Who have Sex with Men
… characteristics--including supportive condom use peer norms--were associated with any unprotected anal sex, HIV testing, having an HIV-positive/unknown test result, recent participation in prevention activities, and knowledge of antiretroviral therapies used to treat HIV. While young black men …
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Predictors of condoms use behaviour and intentions of African migrant youth in South Africa
… is known about the attitudes and subjective norms influencing sexual behaviours that could influence safe sex intentions among the population of migrant youth in South Africa. This study aims to investigate the predictors of condom use behaviour and intentions among migrant youth in South …
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Identifying the characteristics of socially integrated mobile bully-victims using a mobile application
… in the process, are victimised, and bully their peers in retaliation. This bullying is becoming more prevalent, especially among university students in South Africa. This is worrisome as previous studies have linked this behaviour to negative outcomes, such as depression, anxiety, and suicidal …