"Social Norms" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
Customary standards that govern behavior in groups, cultures, or societies. They reflect what a group deems acceptable in a social context in terms of appropriate and inappropriate values, beliefs, attitudes, and behaviors.
| Descriptor ID |
D066262
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| MeSH Number(s) |
F01.829.750 I01.880.853.903
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| Concept/Terms |
Social Norms- Social Norms
- Norm, Social
- Norms, Social
- Social Norm
- Societal Norms
- Norm, Societal
- Norms, Societal
- Societal Norm
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 2015 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2017 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 2018 | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| 2019 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2020 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2023 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2025 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Social Norms" by people in Profiles.
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When less is more: Short-Term efficacy of a gamified personalized normative feedback intervention for college students. Addict Behav. 2025 Apr; 163:108247.
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Longitudinal associations between descriptive and injunctive norms on college drinking. Addict Behav. 2023 08; 143:107692.
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Mechanisms and moderators of intervention efficacy for soldiers with untreated alcohol use disorder. J Consult Clin Psychol. 2020 Feb; 88(2):137-148.
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Cognitive factors and addiction. Curr Opin Psychol. 2019 12; 30:128-133.
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How much does your peer group really drink? Examining the relative impact of overestimation, actual group drinking and perceived campus norms on university students' heavy alcohol use. Addict Behav. 2019 03; 90:409-414.
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Personalized normative feedback for heavy drinking: An application of deviance regulation theory. Behav Res Ther. 2019 04; 115:73-82.
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Gender as a Moderator of Descriptive Norms and Substance Use among Latino College Students. Subst Use Misuse. 2018 09 19; 53(11):1840-1848.
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Drinking to cope moderates the efficacy of changing veteran drinking norms as a strategy for reducing drinking and alcohol-related problems among U.S. veterans. Psychol Addict Behav. 2018 03; 32(2):213-223.
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The relative strength of attitudes versus perceived drinking norms as predictors of alcohol use. Addict Behav. 2018 05; 80:39-46.
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Personality, marijuana norms, and marijuana outcomes among college students. Addict Behav. 2018 Jan; 76:291-297.