The Social Norms Approach is a widely used intervention strategy for promoting positive
health-related behaviors. The Approach operates on the premise that individuals …

Providing people with information about the behavior and attitudes of their peers is a
strategy commonly employed by those seeking to reduce behavior deemed harmful either to …

Importance Unhealthy alcohol use is common, increasing, and a leading cause of premature
mortality. Objective To review literature on the effectiveness and harms of screening and …

Alcohol: No Ordinary Commodity-Research and Public Policy Second Edition is a
collaborative effort by an international group of addiction scientists to improve the linkages …

Aims To review the contemporary evidence reflecting male/female differences in alcohol use
and its consequences along with the biological (sex-related) and psycho-socio-cultural …

Many college students drink heavily and experience myriad associated negative
consequences. This review suggests that a developmental perspective can facilitate a better …

Protective behavioral strategies (PBS) are specific behaviors one can utilize to minimize the
harmful consequences of alcohol consumption. Recently, there has been an increasing …

This paper is inspired by the observation that the social norm approach (SNA) to socially
desirable behaviour change–that is, telling people about what lots of other people do …

This paper serves to update a prior review of the literature on individual-focused prevention
and treatment approaches for college drinking [Larimer, ME & Cronce, JM (2002) …

Background Drinking is influenced by youth perceptions of how their peers drink. These
perceptions are often incorrect, overestimating peer drinking norms. If inaccurate …