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Social Control, Informal - Methods
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Definition of 'Social Control, Informal'Those forms of control which are exerted in less concrete and tangible ways, as through folkways, mores, conventions, and public sentiment. Common names: Social Control, Informal; Self Regulation; Regulation, Self; Regulations, Self; Self Regulations; Informal Social Control; Control, Informal Social; Controls, Informal Social; Informal Social Controls; Social Controls, Informal |
Sunday, November 22, 2009
Social norms interventions to reduce alcohol misuse in university or college students.
6 Jul 2009 
BACKGROUND: Drinking is influenced by youth (mis)perceptions of how their peers drink. If misperceptions can be corrected, young people may drink less. OBJECTIVES: To determine whether social norms feedback reduces alcohol misuse in university or ... Read more...
30 May 2009 The mindfulness-based stress reduction (MBSR) program was designed to be long enough for participants to grasp the principles of self-regulation through mindfulness and develop skill and autonomy in mindfulness practice. It traditionally consists of ... Read more...
An empirical study of the mechanisms of mindfulness in a mindfulness-based stress reduction program.
30 May 2009 S. L. Shapiro and colleagues (2006) have described a testable theory of the mechanisms of mindfulness and how it affects positive change. They describe a model in which mindfulness training leads to a fundamental change in relationship to experience ... Read more...
Latest indexed articles for 'Social Control, Informal - Methods'
These are the very latest articles for this heading:
- Social norms interventions to reduce alcohol misuse in university or college students. 6 Jul 2009
- How long does a mindfulness-based stress reduction program need to be? A review of class contact hours and effect sizes for psychological distress. 30 May 2009
- An empirical study of the mechanisms of mindfulness in a mindfulness-based stress reduction program. 30 May 2009
- Self-regulation and obesity prevention: a valuable intersection between developmental psychology and pediatrics.
30 Mar 2009 - Self-regulation and rapid weight gain in children from age 3 to 12 years. 30 Mar 2009
- Health, safety, self-regulation and the older driver: it's not just a matter of age. 10 Nov 2008
- Physical activity in women: effects of a self-regulation intervention. 30 Oct 2008
- Optimising self-regulated study: the benefits - and costs - of dropping flashcards. 30 Jan 2008
- Civic norms and etiquettes regarding marijuana use in public settings in New York City.
30 Dec 2007 - Parent-adolescent relationship education (PARE): program delivery to reduce risks for adolescent pregnancy and STDs. 30 Dec 2007
- Adolescents' sexual scripts: schematic representations of consensual and nonconsensual heterosexual interactions. 30 Oct 2007
- Biological systems and the development of self-regulation: integrating behavior, genetics, and psychophysiology. 29 Sep 2007
- Self-regulation during pretend play in children with intellectual disability and in normally developing children. 16 Jun 2007
- [A strategy of correction of adolescent deviant behavior based on adaptive self-regulation] 27 Feb 2007
- Self-regulation as a mediator of the effects of childhood traumatic brain injury on social and behavioral functioning. 27 Feb 2007
- Mind does really matter: evidence from neuroimaging studies of emotional self-regulation, psychotherapy, and placebo effect. 7 Feb 2007
- The influence of self-regulatory focus on encoding of, and memory for, emotional words. 30 Dec 2006
- Can home smoking restrictions influence adolescents' smoking behaviors if their parents and friends smoke? 29 Nov 2006
- Social control of health behavior: associations with conscientiousness and neuroticism. 30 Aug 2006
- 'I think that it's a pain in the ass that I have to stand outside in the cold and have a cigarette': representations of smoking and experiences of disapproval in UK and Greek smokers. 29 Apr 2006
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Technical information about 'Social Control, Informal'
Definition: Those forms of control which are exerted in less concrete and tangible ways, as through folkways, mores, conventions, and public sentiment.
Descriptor UI: D012927
Alternative terms: Social Control, Informal; Self Regulation; Regulation, Self; Regulations, Self; Self Regulations; Informal Social Control; Control, Informal Social; Controls, Informal Social; Informal Social Controls; Social Controls, Informal;
Allowable Qualifiers: classification; history; methods;
Tree Number: I01.880.630;
History Note: 68