Social Norms Measurement: Catching up With Programs and Moving the Field Forward

Social Norms Measurement: Catching up With Programs and Moving the Field Forward Elizabeth Costenbader, Ph.D., M.Sc. *, Beniamino Cislaghi, Ph.D. , Cari Jo Clark, Sc.D., M.P.H. , Laura Hinson, Ph.D., M.P.H. , Rachel Lenzi, M.P.H. Behavioral , Donna R. McCarraher, Ph.D., M.P.H. , Courtney McLarnon-Silk, M.Sc. , Julie Pulerwitz, Sc.D. , Bryan Shaw, Ph.D., M.P.H., M.S. , and Leigh Stefanik, M.A.L.D. h Global Health Population and Nutrition Division, FHI 360, Durham, North Carolina Department of Global Health and Development, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, London, United Kingdom Hubert Department of Global Health, Rollins School of Public Health, Emory University, Atlanta, Georgia Global Health, Youth and Development Division, International Center for Research on Women, Washington, DC Reproductive, Maternal, Newborn and Child Health Department, FHI 360, Durham, North Carolina f Institute for Reproductive Health, Georgetown University, Washington, DC g Population Council, Washington, DC CARE USA, Gender Justice Team, Atlanta, Georgia

• Publication year

  2019

• Venue

  Journal of Adolescent Health

• Publication date

  2019-04-01

• Fields of study

  Medicine, Psychology

• Identifiers
  DOI 10.1016/j.jadohealth.2019.01.001PMID 30914167PMCID 6426726
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  Semantic Scholar, PubMed

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