Social norms and their influence on eating behaviours

S Higgs - Appetite, 2015‏ - Elsevier
Social norms are implicit codes of conduct that provide a guide to appropriate action. There
is ample evidence that social norms about eating have a powerful effect on both food choice …

Social learning and addiction

MA Smith - Behavioural brain research, 2021‏ - Elsevier
Social learning theory, as originally proposed by Albert Bandura, followed 2000 years of
intellectual inquiry into the determinants of human behavior. Reciprocal determinism is a …

How can peer group influence the behavior of adolescents: Explanatory model

G Tomé, MG de Matos, C Simões… - Global journal of …, 2012‏ - pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
The current work aims to study both the peer group and family influence on adolescent
behaviour. In order to achieve the aforementioned objective, an explanatory model based …

Social influences on eating: implications for nutritional interventions

E Robinson, J Blissett, S Higgs - Nutrition research reviews, 2013‏ - cambridge.org
We review recent research on the effect of social context on food intake and food choice and
assess the implications for nutritional interventions. We focus on studies of modelling of …

Role of social context in addiction etiology and recovery

JC Strickland, SF Acuff - Pharmacology Biochemistry and Behavior, 2023‏ - Elsevier
While social context has long been considered central to substance use disorder prevention
and treatment and many drug-taking events occur in social settings, experimental research …

Self-regulation and its failure: The seven deadly threats to self-regulation.

DD Wagner, TF Heatherton - 2015‏ - psycnet.apa.org
Perhaps the most widely agreed-on function of self-regulation is to bring thoughts and
behavior in line with goals and intentions. From smokers trying to quit smoking to students …

Instrumental variable approach on analyzing risk factors associated with noncommunicable disease prevalence in Tanzania: A nonexperimental design

FA Kitole, JK Sesabo, RM Lihawa - Health Science Reports, 2023‏ - Wiley Online Library
Abstract Background and Aims Noncommunicable diseases (NCDs) have emerged as a
substantial burden in develo** countries, representing the leading cause of mortality …

Mimicry of food intake: the dynamic interplay between eating companions

RCJ Hermans, A Lichtwarck-Aschoff, KE Bevelander… - PloS one, 2012‏ - journals.plos.org
Numerous studies have shown that people adjust their intake directly to that of their eating
companions; they eat more when others eat more, and less when others inhibit intake. A …

Adolescents' intake of junk food: Processes and mechanisms driving consumption similarities among friends

K De La Haye, G Robins, P Mohr… - Journal of Research on …, 2013‏ - Wiley Online Library
Adolescents' consumption of low‐nutrient, energy‐dense (LNED) food often occurs out of
home, and friends may be an important source of influence. This study tested whether …

Parental alcohol‐specific rules and alcohol use from early adolescence to young adulthood

SHW Mares, A Lichtwarck‐Aschoff… - Journal of child …, 2012‏ - Wiley Online Library
Background: Several studies stress the importance of alcohol‐specific rules during
adolescence to prevent them from drinking early and heavily. However, most studies have …