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Research Interests
Social and Motivational Influences in Etiology, Prevention, and Treatment
of Health and Risk Behaviors
What social and motivational factors underly problematic behaviors and how
can we use our understanding of these factors to help develop effective prevention
and treatment approaches?
Social Influences
Social Norms
Descriptive norms
Injuctive norms
Conformity
Peer Influences
Social Anxiety |
Motivation
Motives
Expectancies
Self-determination
Autonomy
Controlled Orientation
Contingent self-esteem |
Alcohol
Substance Abuse
Body Image
Gambling
Eating Disorders
Intimate Partner Violence
Aggressive Driving |
Event Specific Prevention (ESP)
In contrast to general prevention strategies which target ongoing problematic
behavior, ESP is a new paradigm in prevention which is intented to target
very specific high risk events. For example, extreme drinking in college students
is associated with 21st birthdays, Spring Break, specific football games,
New Years eve, etc. Knowing in advance when these events occur allows for
precise timing of interventions aimed at reducing risk for a concrete window
of time. If we knew when a bank was going to be robbed, wouldn't we
find a way to prevent it?
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