Development and evaluation of the efficacy of a web-based ‘social norms’-intervention for the prevention and reduction of substance use in a cluster-controlled trial conducted at eight German universities

Abstract Background Previous research suggests that perceptions of peer substance use are associated with personal use. Specifically, overestimating use in the peer group is predictive of higher rates of personal substance use. ‘Social norms’-interventions are based on the premise that changing thes...

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Main Authors: Stefanie M. Helmer, Saskia Muellmann, Hajo Zeeb, Claudia R. Pischke
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2016-03-01
Series:BMC Public Health
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12889-016-2898-z