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Social Distancing during the COVID-19 Pandemic in Switzerland: Health Protective Behavior in the Context of Communication and Perceptions of Efficacy, Norms, and Threat by Friemel, Thomas N., Geber, Sarah

“…The success of health protection measures depends on public compliance. This paper aims to understand the influence of three different types of communication…”
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Where Do Norms Come From? Peer Communication as a Factor in Normative Social Influences on Risk Behavior by Geber, Sarah, Baumann, Eva, Klimmt, Christoph

“…This study explores the role of peer communication in normative social influences on risk behavior. We use the theory of normative social behavior (TNSB) as a…”
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Social norms as communicative phenomena: A communication perspective on the theory of normative social behavior by Geber, Sarah, Hefner, Dorothée

“…Much of human behavior is influenced by social norms. Although communication represents one important mechanism through which norms are formed and…”
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Communication as the crucial link: Toward a multilevel approach to normative social influence by Geber, Sarah, Sedlander, Erica

“…Social norms are informal rules within a group or society. Despite the consensus that social norms affect behavior, there is an inherent tension in the…”
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Social Aspects of Health Communication – Towards a Research Agenda by Geber, Sarah, Frey, Tobias, Friemel, Thomas N.

“…Health and health-related behaviours are embedded in social contexts in various ways which comprise both risks and opportunities for health communication. We…”
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Dynamic norms for dynamic times? An experiment on the effects of dynamic and static norms messages on COVID-19 vaccination intention by Geber, Sarah, Tribelhorn, Lukas, Hitchman, Sara C., Friemel, Thomas N.

“…Social norms messages may motivate COVID-19 preventive behaviors, such as getting vaccinated. To date, however, the research has mainly focused on the…”
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Unraveling the Dark Side of Social Norms-Toward a Research Agenda on the Challenges of Social Norms in Health Communication by Geber, Sarah

“…Social norms are a promising means in health crisis communication because they can guide collective action to reduce risk. However, recent research on the…”
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A European Journal of Health Communication in the Age of Open Science by Friemel, Thomas, Geber, Sarah, Pfiffner, Nico, Van Weert, Julia, De Bruijn, Gert-Jan, Reifegerste, Doreen

“…A decade ago, health communication research in Europe was still considered an emerging field. Today, in response to the assiduous efforts of European…”
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Exploring Normative Leadership: An Egocentric Network Approach to Friends' Norm-Signaling Relevance by Geber, Sarah

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Rossman, Constanze/Hastall, Matthias R. (Hrsg.): Handbuch der Gesundheitskommunikation: Kommunikationswissenschaftliche Perspektiven: Wiesbaden: Springer VS 2019. 649 Seiten. Preis: € 69,99 (e-book) by Geber, Sarah

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Do Self-Perceived Opinion Leaders Actually Lead Opinions? Evidence From an Observational Study on Political Conversations by Geber, Sarah

“…Opinion leadership is one of the most prominent concepts in communication sciences. A popular method for studying opinion leadership is the use of…”
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Commonly done but not socially accepted? Phubbing and social norms in dyadic and small group settings by Leuppert, Robin, Geber, Sarah

“…Phubbing-the usage of one's smartphone in copresent interactions-has become a prevalent phenomenon in our digital society. At the same time, phubbing is…”
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The Effects of Social Norms Among Peer Groups on Risk Behavior: A Multilevel Approach to Differentiate Perceived and Collective Norms by Geber, Sarah, Baumann, Eva, Czerwinski, Fabian, Klimmt, Christoph

“…Social norms have been found to be an important factor in individuals’ health and risk behaviors. Past research has typically addressed which social norms…”
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On the norm sensitivity of younger mobile phone users: Perceived social norms and phubbing in interactions between younger and older generations by Winkelmann, Liska, Geber, Sarah

“…Younger and older mobile phone users differ in their tolerance of phubbing, that is, using one's phone in face-to-face interactions. Yet, there is limited…”
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The Effects of Alcohol-Related Social Media Content on Adolescents' Momentary Perceived Norms, Attitudes, and Drinking Intentions by Vanherle, Robyn, Geber, Sarah, Beullens, Kathleen

“…Research has shown that exposure to alcohol posts on social media can shape adolescents' alcohol-related normative perceptions and attitudes, which in turn…”
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Everyday disconnection experiences: Exploring people’s understanding of digital well-being and management of digital media use by Nguyen, Minh Hao, Büchi, Moritz, Geber, Sarah

“…With the permeation of digital media into all spheres of life, individual-level efforts to manage information abundance and constant availability have become…”
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Examining the cultural dimension of contact-tracing app adoption during the COVID-19 pandemic: a cross-country study in Singapore and Switzerland by Geber, Sarah, Ho, Shirley S.

“…Contact-tracing applications (CTAs) have been introduced as part of the COVID-19 containment strategy worldwide. In most countries, however, their uptake has…”
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Social Media Use in the Context of Drinking Onset: The Mutual Influences of Social Media Effects and Selectivity by Geber, Sarah, Frey, Tobias, Friemel, Thomas N.

“…The article aims to provide a profound understanding of the multifaceted role of adolescents' social media use in the context of drinking onset. It…”
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That’s Not Appropriate!‘ Examining Social Norms as Predictors of Negative Campaigning by Oschatz, Corinna, Maier, Jürgen, Dian, Mona, Geber, Sarah

“…Abstract The use of negative campaigning is often explained by rational considerations; the more perceived benefits exceed perceived costs, the more likely…”
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Drinking Buddies: The Importance of Proximal Norms in Emerging Adults' Alcohol-Related Private and Public Social Media Use by Vanherle, Robyn, Geber, Sarah, Geusens, Femke, Beullens, Kathleen

“…Exposure to alcohol posts on social media has been found to be associated with emerging adults' alcohol use. An important mechanism through which this…”
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