Is healthy behavior contagious: associations of social norms with physical activity and healthy eating

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Social norms are theoretically hypothesized to influence health-related behaviors such as physical activity and eating behaviors. However, empirical evidence relating social norms to these behaviors, independently of other more commo...

Full description

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: McNaughton Sarah A, Abbott Gavin, Jeffery Robert W, Ball Kylie, Crawford David
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2010-12-01
Series:International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity
Online Access:http://www.ijbnpa.org/content/7/1/86