[HTML][HTML] A dynamic social norm messaging intervention to reduce meat consumption: A randomized cross-over trial in retail store restaurants

EN Çoker, R Pechey, K Frie, SA Jebb, C Stewart… - Appetite, 2022 - Elsevier
Perceptions of social norms around eating behavior can influence food choices.
Communicating information about how others are changing their eating behavior over time …

Using social norms to encourage healthier eating

S Higgs, J Liu, EIM Collins, JM Thomas - Nutrition Bulletin, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
What and how much people choose to eat is influenced by social context. People tend to
use the eating habits of others as a guide to appropriate consumption. This suggests that …

“Meat” me in the middle: the potential of a social norm feedback intervention in the context of meat consumption–a conceptual replication

MC Alblas, MHC Meijers, HE de Groot… - Environmental …, 2023 - Taylor & Francis
Meat consumption has detrimental environmental effects. Research shows that social norms
are important when it comes to meat consumption. However, social norm interventions have …

Using a descriptive social norm to increase vegetable selection in workplace restaurant settings.

JM Thomas, A Ursell, EL Robinson, P Aveyard… - Health …, 2017 - psycnet.apa.org
Objective: Recent work has shown that exposure to social norm messages may enhance the
consumption of vegetables. However, the majority of this work has been conducted in …

[HTML][HTML] Developing a scalable dynamic norm menu-based intervention to reduce meat consumption

G Sparkman, E Weitz, TN Robinson, N Malhotra… - Sustainability, 2020 - mdpi.com
How can we curb the current norm of unsustainable levels of meat consumption? Research
on dynamic norms finds that learning that others are starting to eat less meat can inspire …

[HTML][HTML] Two observational studies examining the effect of a social norm and a health message on the purchase of vegetables in student canteen settings

EIM Collins, JM Thomas, E Robinson, P Aveyard… - Appetite, 2019 - Elsevier
There is some evidence from laboratory-based studies that descriptive social-norm
messages are associated with increased consumption of vegetables, but evidence of their …

[HTML][HTML] Cut back or give it up? The effectiveness of reduce and eliminate appeals and dynamic norm messaging to curb meat consumption

G Sparkman, BNJ Macdonald, KD Caldwell… - Journal of …, 2021 - Elsevier
Research has recently started investigating possible methods to encourage consumers to
reduce meat consumption. However, few studies examine highly scalable messaging …

Does social proof and herd behaviour drive food choices of consumers?

T Begho, S Liu - British Food Journal, 2024 - emerald.com
Purpose People often look to the opinions and actions of others to guide their food choices,
especially when they are uncertain or unfamiliar with a particular food. This influence can be …

[HTML][HTML] The effects of liking norms and descriptive norms on vegetable consumption: a randomized experiment

JM Thomas, J Liu, EL Robinson, P Aveyard… - Frontiers in …, 2016 - frontiersin.org
There is evidence that social norm messages can be used to promote the selection of fruit
and vegetables in low habitual consumers of these foods but it is unclear whether this effect …

Normative social influence on meat consumption

L Einhorn - 2020 - econstor.eu
Studies from various disciplines show that including more meat-free dishes in our diets
benefits our environment and our health while also promoting animal welfare. However, little …