SOCIAL ATTITUDES TO DRUGS ABUSE AMONG YOUTH AND DRUG ABUSE PREVENTION by Y. N. Nakhimova, G. F. Romashkina

“…Drug abuse among young people is a result of the contradiction between youth attitudes and social norms. It is shown that the prevention of drug abuse in Russia is institutionally ineffective. …”
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Displacing the Christian Theodicy of Hell: Yi Kwangsu’s Search for the Willful Individual in Colonial Modernity by Jun-Hyeok Kwak, Mengxiao Huang

“…Specifically, first, we will show that Yi’s Christian imaginary of hell is reformulated through the traditional imaginaries of hell in which, regardless of the existence of God’s sovereignty over the created order, the sufferings of sinners in hell function to secure social norms and orders. In doing so, we claim that the Christian imaginary of hell in <i>The Heartless</i> is relegated to a rhetorical means to beget the need for the self-awakening of the inner-self through which individual desires can be freed from the influences of Confucian morality as well as Christian theodicy. …”
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Increasing resident participation in waste management through intrinsic factors cultivation by . Sunarti, J.H. Tjakraatmadja, A. Ghazali, B. Rahardyan

“…The six critical types of knowledge include technical experience, waste management performance knowledge, perception of benefits, environmental awareness, understanding of individual and social responsibility, and understanding the social norms and regulations. The five intrinsic factors in the emotional domain include environmental efficacy, motivation, personal moral norms, PBC, and Attitude toward waste management. …”
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Barriers and facilitators to utilizing HIV prevention and treatment services among migrant youth globally: A scoping review. by Kevin Li, Natasha Thaweesee, Allison Kimmel, Emily Dorward, Anita Dam

“…At the structural level, barriers to HIV services included stigmatizing social norms, lack of health insurance, and legal barriers. …”
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Recipient and instructor perspectives of an adapted exercise-based fall prevention programme for adults aged 50+ years with vision impairment: a qualitative study nested within a r... by Lisa Keay, Lindy Clemson, Helen Nguyen, Lisa Dillon, Kirsten Bonrud Jakobsen, Jodi Martin, Frances Tinsley

“…The 154 recipients interviewed were community-dwelling adults aged ≥50 years with vision impairment and no diagnosis of dementia, and had completed their participation in the programme as part of the intervention group of the RCT.Results Six key themes were identified relating to recipient (delivery aptitude, social norms, habit formation) and instructor (individualised adaptation, complimentary to scope of practice, challenges to delivery) perspectives. …”
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State of the literature discussing smoke-free policies globally: A narrative review by Jacqueline A. Teed, Meagan O. Robichaud, Michelle Duren, Hebe N. Gouda, Ryan David Kennedy

“…Enforcement officials’ awareness and training, stakeholders’ attitudes and beliefs, and understanding social norms were identified as relevant determinants of effective smoke-free policies. …”
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Projective test of a treason psychological construct by Ildar M. Yusupov

“…These deeds, marked since ancient times, are based on unchecked egoistic attitudes of a subject which dominate over the declared social norms, while traditional moral imperatives were always considered values of the society. …”
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Progressivity of Judges in Domestic Violence Disputes Settlement in The Case of Divorce in The Religious Court by Nita Triana

“…Progressive judges learn and are good at making interpretations that are not literal (connotative), and have a high sense of empathy to be able to catch social norms that contextually support each prescription of the Act. …”
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Liras into Lyres: Talking Across Difference in the Works of Edith Nesbit by Melissa Jenkins

“…Heterotopias are spaces that are legible to children and adults alike; they are similar to localized utopias in that they mark their inhabitants as resisting social norms for defining what places mean and represent. …”
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Social learning in bonobos: Learning of individual food preferences and copying despite better knowledge by Gladez Shorland, Emilie Genty, Klaus Zuberbühler

“…Many more recent studies into social learning and conformity have looked into the influence of group social norms on the behaviour of individuals and it’s relevance in cultural evolution. …”
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Gender-transformative HIV and SRHR programme approaches for adolescents and young people: a realist review to inform policy and programmes by Isolde Birdthistle, Annabelle Gourlay, Sagri Singh, Damilola Walker, Migena Mata

“…Eligible interventions sought to achieve HIV/STI prevention, sexual behaviour or pregnancy outcomes among young people by enhancing agency, resources and social norms supportive of gender transformation. We developed a programme theory to guide the data extraction and synthesis and categorised interventions by strategy, recording impacts on health and/or gender-related outcomes.Results We identified 33 eligible interventions, representing diverse programme strategies and outcomes. …”
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Nudging in the nursing home: A qualitative interpretive study by Anne Helene Mortensen, Dagfinn Nåden, Dag Karterud, Vibeke Lohne

“…Conclusions: Nudging is being used in nursing homes to guide residents’ choices and behaviors to foster their well-being and uphold social norms. However, caregivers are also navigating the use of diverse forms of influence, including subtle nudging and assertive persuasion, and must consider complex factors. …”
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Strategies for enhancing home-based cardiac rehabilitation self-management for patients with coronary heart disease: a qualitative study by Zhen Yang, Xutong Zheng, Yu Gao, Chunqi Zhang, Aiping Wang

“…The interviews resulted in the extraction of seven subthemes, which were consolidated into three main themes: (1) Personalized and Engaging Educational Approaches, including Precision Education–Tailored, Adaptive Approaches and Visual Aided Education–Beyond Simplification to Deep Engagement; (2) Contextual and Psychologically Grounded Nudging Strategies, comprising Information Framing–Psychological Leveraging for Informed Choices, Social Norms–Leveraging Peer Influence for Motivation, and Verbal Reminders–The Power of Consistency and Reinforcement; (3) Continuous and Personalized Support Systems, involving Regular Follow-Up–Dynamic Support for Ongoing Engagement and Collaborative Management–Building a Team for Long-Term Success. …”
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Rediscovery of Social Reality of the City and the Village: Methodological Novations of the Study of Life Space Dynamics by C. I. Ildarhanova

“…The author supposes that evaluation of social capital of each of spatial communities study of social norms, values and behavioral standards will promote prognosis of the potential of modern rural-urban space as a base for institualization of new urban-rural relations. …”
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Access to support services for individuals who experience intimate partner violence during stressful life events (SLEs) in high-income countries: Protocol for a scoping review. by Dina Idriss-Wheeler, Ziad El-Khatib, Sanni Yaya

“…Accessibility to programs is an issue in normal times because of stigma, social norms, and lack of knowledge; this has been further amplified by situations where individuals who experience violence are isolated physically and emotionally, as well as face controlling behaviours by their perpetrators of violence. …”
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Historical origin and development of politically motivated criminal offences: Political delicts by Matić Goran D.

“…Public appearances, actions and conducts of certain social and political groups or individuals, disrespecting and violating the general social norms, dominant political system, constitutional order or an official ideology and religion, and calling for violent changes in the political system have always caused a particular reaction of the power elites through the criminal legislation and state system. …”
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Re-imagining education in Haiti through a lens of de-coloniality by Rudolph Damas

“…The purpose of this paper is to widen the scope of Hebblethwaite’s discussion on language and question other social norms within educational institutions, which are having a negative impact on educational attainment. …”
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Impact of Livelihood Diversification on Rural Households’ Food and Nutrition Security: Evidence from West Shoa Zone of Oromia Regional State, Ethiopia by Firafis Haile, Jema Haji Mohamed, Chanaylew Seyoum Aweke, Terefe Tolessa Muleta

“…The results of the multinomial logit regression model revealed that various factors such as gender, age, family size, education level, farm experience, social norms, land ownership, livestock possession, access to credit, access to extension services, working capital, government policies, climate variability, livelihood training, and proximity to markets significantly influenced smallholder farming households’ choices and adoption of diversification strategies. …”
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Gender beliefs and norms underlying intimate partner violence stigma among women living in Botswana: Results of an exploratory factor analysis. by Ari Ho-Foster, Mercilene Tanyaradzwa Machisa, Lorato Ruth Moalusi, Nicola Christofides

“…C-MDP, I-MDP and SBA appear related to psychosocial and disclosure outcomes. Gendered social norms may play an important role in understanding how survivors experience IPV stigma. …”
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Gym exercising patterns, lifestyle and high-risk sexual behaviour in men who have sex with men and in heterosexual men by N Davidovitch, Z Mor, K Parfionov, I Grotto

“…The gym MSM culture demonstrates how internal dynamics and social norms are possible factors driving MSM to high-risk behaviour for HIV/STI.Study registration The study was approved by the Wolfson Hospital Review Board, Holon, Israel (WOMC-0058-09).…”
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