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Trial reportFrontiers in public health2024

A social norms campaign based positive intervention aimed at promoting protective behaviours.

Esther Cuadrado, Alicia Arenas, Carmen Tabernero, Miguel A Maldonado

Abstract readRandomized Controlled Trial
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Trial report in Frontiers in public health, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

1 citing paper in PubMed.

  1. Young Adults' Views on Priority Health Issues and Their Involvement in Shaping Responses: A Qualitative Exploration in South Australia.Health promotion journal of Australia : official journal of Australian Association of Health Promotion Professionals · 2026
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors.

Esther CuadradoDepartamento de Psicología, Universidad de Córdoba, Cordoba, Spain.
Alicia ArenasInstituto Maimónides de Investigación Biomédica de Córdoba (IMIBIC), Cordoba, Spain.
Carmen TaberneroInstituto Maimónides de Investigación Biomédica de Córdoba (IMIBIC), Cordoba, Spain.
Miguel A MaldonadoDepartamento de Psicología, Universidad de Córdoba, Cordoba, Spain.

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Introduction: Social norms campaigns are communication strategies designed to influence people's behaviour by highlighting the social norms of their reference group. Such campaigns have been shown to be effective in promoting healthy behaviours in a variety of settings. This study explored the effectiveness of a social norms campaign applied to COVID-19 protective behaviours among university students during the pandemic. Methods: A total of 141 university students (83.1% female, 16.9% male) with a mean age of 21.55 years ( Results: The Student's Discussion: It is concluded that social norms campaigns applied to COVID-19 protective behaviours are effective in times of pandemic and might be extrapolated to other epidemic contexts.

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COVID-19Health BehaviorHealth PromotionSocial NormsAdultFemaleHumansIntentionLongitudinal StudiesMaleSARS-CoV-2Self EfficacyStudentsSurveys and QuestionnairesUniversitiesYoung Adultbehavioural intentionCOVID-19experimental designprotective behaviourspublic healthself-efficacysocial norms campaignsuniversity students

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PMID39525455
PMCPMC11544322

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