Pluralistic ignorance and alcohol use on campus: Some consequences of misperceiving the social norm.
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The majority of individuals overestimate the prevalence of many undesirable behaviors, such as alcohol use among peers.
“The majority of individuals overestimate the prevalence of many undesirable behaviors, such as alcohol use among peers (e.g., Borsari & Carey, 2003;Prentice & Miller, 1993)”
From The Constructive, Destructive, and Reconstructive Power of Social Norms (2007) · cites this paper as Prentice & Miller, 1993
Pluralistic ignorance has been put forth as a decisive factor in various social situations.
“Pluralistic ignorance has been put forth as a decisive factor in a plethora of social situations”
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- Authors
- Prentice, D. A., & Miller, D. T.
- Venue
- Journal of Personality and Social Psychology
- Published
- 1993-02
- Volume
- 64
- Issue
- 2
- Pages
- 243-256
- ISSN
- 0022-3514 (ISSN-L)
- 1939-1315
- OpenAlex
- W4322716922
- Cited by
- 1,075
- References
- 0
- Citations by year
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- FWCI
- 5.00
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
- Locations
- Journal of Personality and Social Psychology (publishedVersion)
- Topics
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Epidemiology › Substance Abuse Treatment and Outcomes
- Social Sciences › Arts and Humanities › Literature and Literary Theory › Media Influence and Health
- Social Sciences › Sociology and Political Science › Social and Intergroup Psychology
- Keywords
- pluralistic ignorance, alcohol consumption, university students, social norms, drinking behavior
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