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Descriptive social norms about what other people think or do and injunctive norms about what people ought to think or do are two major sources of social influence.
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- Authors
- Cialdini, R. B., & Jacobson, R. P.
- Affiliations
- Arizona State University (US)
- University of New Mexico (US)
- Corresponding author
- Jacobson, Ryan P
- Venue
- Current Opinion in Behavioral Sciences
- Publisher
- Elsevier BV
- Published
- 2021-12
- Volume
- 42
- Pages
- 1-8
- ISSN
- 2352-1546 (ISSN-L)
- OpenAlex
- W3165602895
- Cited by
- 337
- References
- 91
- Citations by year
- 2026: 55 · 2025: 100 · 2024: 82 · 2023: 63 · 2022: 25 · 2021: 12
- FWCI
- 5.87
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
- Licence
- Locations
- Current Opinion in Behavioral Sciences (publishedVersion)
- Topics
- Physical Sciences › Environmental Science › Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law › Environmental Education and Sustainability
- Social Sciences › Sociology and Political Science › Climate Change Communication and Perception
- Social Sciences › Decision Sciences › General Decision Sciences › Decision-Making and Behavioral Economics
- Keywords
- social norms, climate change behavior, energy conservation, recycling, sustainable food choices, water conservation, pro-environmental behavior
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