Editorial: Unravelling Social Norm Effects: How and When Social Norms Affect Eating Behavior

Frontiers in Psychology

F. Marijn Stok¹ 

关键词: social norms;    eating behavior;    descriptive norms;    injunctive norms;    social influence;    moderator effects;   

DOI  :  10.3389/fpsyg.2018.00738

学科分类：心理学（综合）

来源: Frontiers

【 摘 要 】

A consistent body of research has shown that human eating behavior is affected by the social environment. For example, it has been shown that obesity spreads through social networks (Christakis and Fowler, 2007) and that the presence of others substantially affects people's food intake (Herman et al., 2003; Cruwys et al., 2015). A key aspect of the social environment are the social norms that exist in a group of people (Cialdini, 2003). Seminal studies on social norms (e.g., Asch, 1951; Goldstein et al., 2008) have shown that providing individuals with information about what other group members think or do (i.e., descriptive social norms) or what other group members expect them to do (i.e., injunctive social norms) can influence these individuals' thoughts and behaviors.

【 授权许可】

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