Publications
Listed below are selected examples of publications relevant to the social norms field which originate from Europe, Australia or New Zealand. There is also an extensive range of social norms literature which has been produced by researchers based in the USA, for a list of these publications please visit the National Social Norms Institute's website.
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● Moreira, M. T., Smith, L. A. and Foxcroft, D. (2009). Social norms interventions to reduce alcohol misuse in university or college students. Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews. CD006748.
● Bewick, B. M., Trusler, K., Mulhern, B., Barkham, M. and Hill, A. J. (2008). The feasibility and effectiveness of a web-based personalised feedback and social norms alcohol intervention in UK university students: A randomised control trial. Addictive Behaviors 33: 1192 - 1198.
● Page, R. M., Ihasz, F., Hantiu, I., Simonek, J., Klarvora, R. (2008) Social normative perceptions of alcohol use and episodic heavy drinking among central and Eastern European adolescents. Substance Use & Misuse, Vol. 43, 361 - 373.
● Hughes, C., Julian, R., Richman, M., Mason, R. and Long, G. (2008). "Harnessing the Power of Perception: Reducing Alcohol-Related Harm among Rural Teenagers." Youth Studies Australia 27(2): 26 - 36.
● Hughes, C., Julian, R., Richman, M., Mason, R. and Long, G. (2008). Trialling 'Social Norms' Strategies for Minimising Alcohol-Related Harm Among Rural Youth (Social Norms Analysis Project): Final Evaluation Report to the Alcohol Education and Rehabilitation Foundation.
● Wood, L., Atkinson, L., McLean, F-A., and Chater, A. (2008) 'XS' A computer game intervention to reduce alcohol use in adolescents. Health Psychology Update. Vol. 16, No. 4, 40 - 44.
● Keller, S., Maddock, J. E., Laforge, R. G., Velicer, W. F., and Basler, H. D. (2007) Binge drinking and health behaviour in students. Addictive Behaviors. Vol. 32, No. 3, 505 - 515.
● McAlaney, J. & McMahon, J. (2007) Defining and changing binge drinking. The Psychologist, Vol 20, Part 12.
● McAlaney, J. & McMahon, J. (2007) Normative beliefs, misperceptions and heavy episodic drinking in a British student sample. Journal of Studies on Alcohol and Drugs. Vol. 68, No. 3, 385 – 392.
● Lintonen, T. P. & Konu, A. I. (2004) The misperceived social norm of drunkenness among early adolescents in Finland. Health Education Research: Theory and Practice. Vol. 19, No. 1, 64 - 70.