A critical appraisal of the social norms approach as an interventional strategy for health-related behavior and attitude change

RC Dempsey, J McAlaney, BM Bewick - Frontiers in psychology, 2018 - frontiersin.org
The Social Norms Approach is a widely used intervention strategy for promoting positive
health-related behaviors. The Approach operates on the premise that individuals …

Arresting fake news sharing on social media: a theory of planned behavior approach

V Pundir, EB Devi, V Nath - Management Research Review, 2021 - emerald.com
Purpose This study aims to examine the collective impact of awareness and knowledge
about fake news, attitudes toward news verification, perceived behavioral control, subjective …

A social norms approach intervention to address misperceptions of anti-vaccine conspiracy beliefs amongst UK parents

D Cookson, D Jolley, RC Dempsey, R Povey - PLoS One, 2021 - journals.plos.org
Anti-vaccine conspiracy beliefs among parents can reduce vaccination intentions. Parents'
beliefs in anti-vaccine conspiracy theories are also related to their perceptions of other …

“If they believe, then so shall I”: Perceived beliefs of the in-group predict conspiracy theory belief

D Cookson, D Jolley, RC Dempsey… - Group Processes & …, 2021 - journals.sagepub.com
Conspiracy beliefs are widespread and can have detrimental consequences. As perceived
social norms can exert a powerful influence on individuals, we investigated the relationship …

Licit and illicit substance use patterns among university students in Germany using cluster analysis

L Schilling, H Zeeb, C Pischke, S Helmer… - … , prevention, and policy, 2017 - Springer
Background The use of multiple licit and illicit substances plays an important role in many
university students' lives. Previous research on multiple substance use patterns of university …

Actual versus perceived HIV testing norms, and personal HIV testing uptake: a cross-sectional, population-based study in rural Uganda

JM Perkins, VN Nyakato, B Kakuhikire, PK Mbabazi… - AIDS and Behavior, 2018 - Springer
HIV testing is an essential part of treatment and prevention. Using population-based data
from 1664 adults across eight villages in rural Uganda, we assessed individuals' perception …

Normative perceptions of cannabis use among European university students: associations of perceived peer use and peer attitudes with personal use and attitudes

RC Dempsey, J McAlaney, SM Helmer… - Journal of studies on …, 2016 - jsad.com
Objective: Perceptions of peer behavior and attitudes exert considerable social pressure on
young adults to use substances. This study investigated whether European students …

[HTML][HTML] Reducing stigma towards people living with HIV and people who inject drugs using social norms theory: An online study with Australian health care workers

TR Broady, L Brener, R Horwitz, E Cama… - Drug and Alcohol …, 2023 - Elsevier
Background Despite extensive evidence regarding the negative effects of stigma
experienced by people living with HIV (PLHIV) and people who inject drugs within health …

Adolescent tobacco use and misperceptions of social norms across schools in the United States

JM Perkins, HW Perkins, J Jurinsky… - Journal of studies on …, 2019 - jsad.com
Objective: This study assesses tobacco use norm misperceptions by distinguishing between
perceived and actual peer norms for both tobacco use attitudes and behavior, and examines …

Perceptions about local ART adherence norms and personal adherence behavior among adults living with HIV in rural Uganda

JM Perkins, B Kakuhikire, C Baguma, JD Rasmussen… - AIDS and Behavior, 2022 - Springer
Although misperceived norms often drive personal health behaviors, we do not know about
this phenomenon in the context of antiretroviral therapy (ART) adherence. We conducted a …