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Showing 1 to 19 of 19 for “"perceived norms"”.
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Perceived Norms about Coping-Motivated Drinking Mediate the Relations Between Social Anxiety and Alcohol Use and Related Problems
… alcohol-related problems among emerging adults. Perceived norms may be a relevant cognitive factor underlying this risk; however, previous literature has focused mostly on broad norms about alcohol use in general and not on norms about specific alcohol use behaviours. The main goal of this study …
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Mediators of change in the stigmatization of depression among Caucasian and Asian populations
… and beliefs regarding people with depression and perceived norms. At least one week afterward, participants completed the second part of Study 1, where they were presented with contrived articles highlighting a biological cause for depression, a contextual causal for depression, or hope for …
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Self report related to HIV/AIDS among Zululand University students
… and perceptions about condoms, the impact which perceived norms and self-efficacy have on condom use, sexual behaviour and AIDS preventative behaviour(APB). Results of the study have shown that knowledge levels were high among Zululand university students. A comparison of the different sexes …
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The Decision to Comply With Workplace Law: A Mixed-Methods Investigation of Human Resource Practitioners
… explore how HR practitioners beliefs, attitudes, perceived norms, perceived behavioural control (self-efficacy), perceived risk, unionization, professional HR designations, self-assessed knowledge, tenure and sector influence self-reported compliance. Study 1 identified practitioners salient …
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Standing out and fitting in: Culture, gender, and socialization in growing organizations
… of the founding team affected both preferred and perceived norms for social interaction in the groups. In the laboratory, simulated organizations founded by women emphasized communal sharing and equality matching principles more, and authority ranking principles less, than did organizations …
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The Commitment of Executive Mbas to Further Career Development: A Multitheoretical Test
… reinforcement, expectancy, justification, and perceived norms of profession. Expectancy and norms were found for days of career development if alumni felt financial hardship during the program and felt responsible for not being promoted. Expectancy was shown for days of career development paid …
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Intentions to seek mental health services for depression among college women
… literacy, problem recognition, attitudes, perceived norms, perceived behavioral control, and intentions to seek help among college student women. A brief feedback intervention was included to determine if awareness of current depression symptoms severity impacted problem recognition. …
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Examining Alcohol Use, Perceptions and Attitudes Among African American College Students
… This research sought to examine alcohol use, perceived norms and attitudes held by African American college students. Results determined that African American college students who consume alcohol when compared to those who do not consume alcohol share similar overall attitudes and perceptions …
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Mindfulness for Stress Reduction: Qualitative Analysis of Perceptions from College Students and Mindfulness Instructors
… working with college students. The attitudes and perceived control constructs were most prominent for both samples with less participant reference to perceived norms. The most common engagement barriers for the college students, mentioned by both samples, were the lack of time and demands of …
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Understanding Self-Efficacy for Alcohol Use: The Roles of Self-Monitoring and Hypothesized Source Variables
… drinking behaviors, alcohol expectancies, and perceived normative alcohol use. Participants were assigned to either the control or self-monitoring condition. Self-monitors recorded drinking behaviors during the four weeks after the baseline assessment. All participants returned for a follow-up …
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ESTABLISHING VALIDITY AND RELIABILITY OF A SURVEY MEASURING INTENTION TO AID A PERSON WITH LIFE-THREATENING BLEEDING
… Attitude, Intention to Act, Personal Agency, and Perceived Norms. Chi-square/degrees of freedom demonstrated poor model fit but additional fit indices confirmed the good model fit. Correlational analysis revealed all four factors positively correlated with Intent to Use BCT. Conclusion. The IBM …
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ESTABLISHING VALIDITY AND RELIABILITY OF A SURVEY MEASURING INTENTION TO AID A PERSON WITH LIFE-THREATENING BLEEDING
… Attitude, Intention to Act, Personal Agency, and Perceived Norms. Chi-square/degrees of freedom demonstrated poor model fit but additional fit indices confirmed the good model fit. Correlational analysis revealed all four factors positively correlated with Intent to Use BCT. Conclusion. The IBM …
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Predicting inclusive teaching using the Transtheoretical Model of behavior change and the Theory of Planned Behavior
… teaching. Specifically, faculty attitudes, perceived norms, and efficacy related to inclusive teaching as well as their levels of intent to teach inclusively were examined. Results suggest that inclusive teaching behaviors vary as a function of stage of change within the TTM, with the …
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Evaluation of a Web-based Intervention for College Marijuana Use
… effective in changing marijuana involvement and perceived norms in undergraduates. Participants were 317 undergraduates (52% female, 78% White) who reported marijuana use within the month preceding baseline. Conditions were the e-TOKE program or assessment only, crossed with brief vs. extensive …
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How Applicable is Attachment Theory Globally and Culturally and What Are the Implications for Social Services and Psychotherapy
… applicable, and it has a major influence on the perceived norms of how children should be raised. One of the most long-standing debates on attachment theory is its application to non-Western communities. There is some support for the universality of attachment theory, however, there is a limited …
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Reasons Why Low-Income Women in Northwest Missouri Do Not Access No-Cost Mammography Services
… concerning mammography, 2) gain insight into perceived barriers and facilitators to mammography, 3) gain an understanding of factors influencing mammography behavior and 4) identify potential strategies to increase mammography access and utilization among uninsured, low-income women age 40 to …
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No Man Is An Island: The Associations Between Social Networks, Acculturation, And Drinking Among College Students
… are challenged with navigating the drinking norms of not just the culture of their heritage and the American mainstream culture, but also the college drinking culture. However, individuals do not learn about these norms and expectations on their own: Acculturation is an intercultural and, …
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Influences on contraceptive use among college women
… between background factors, attitudes, perceived norms, and self-efficacy and the intent to use contraception. Secondly, this study examined the relationship between background factors, intent to use contraception, environmental factors, competency, and reported use of contraception. …
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A Model for HIV/AIDS Risk Behaviors of Students in Armenia
… mediated 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 …