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Intervening or interfering? The influence of injunctive and descriptive norms on intervention behaviours in alcohol consumption contexts

Saar Mollen Department of Work & Social Psychology, Maastricht University, Maastricht, The Netherlands; Amsterdam School of Communication Research (ASCoR), University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The NetherlandsCorrespondence[email protected]
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Rajiv N. Rimal Department of Health, Behavior & Society, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, USA
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Robert A.C. Ruiter Department of Work & Social Psychology, Maastricht University, Maastricht, The Netherlands
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Su Ahn Jang Department of Communication, University of Missouri, St. Louis, USA
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Gerjo Kok Department of Work & Social Psychology, Maastricht University, Maastricht, The Netherlands
Pages 561-578 | Received 24 Jul 2012, Accepted 19 Nov 2012, Published online: 07 Jan 2013

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