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- Title
Why Peer Crowds Matter: Incorporating Youth Subcultures and Values in Health Education Campaigns.
- Authors
Moran, Meghan B.; Walker, Matthew W.; Alexander, Tesfa N.; Jordan, Jeffrey W.; Wagner, Dana E.
- Abstract
Grounded on research showing that peer crowds vary in risk behavior, several recent health behavior interventions, including the US Food and Drug Administration's Fresh Empire campaign, have targeted high-risk peer crowds. We establish the scientific foundations for using this approach. We introduce peer crowd targeting as a strategy for culturally targeting health behavior interventions to youths. We use social identity and social norms theory to explicate the theoretical underpinnings of this approach. We describe Fresh Empire to demonstrate how peer crowd targeting functions in a campaign and critically evaluate the benefits and limitations of this approach. By replacing unhealthy behavioral norms with desirable, healthy lifestyles, peer crowd--targeted interventions can create a lasting impact that resonates in the target audience's culture.
- Subjects
UNITED States; PEER relations; HEALTH education; YOUTH; SUBCULTURES; HEALTH behavior in adolescence; VALUES (Ethics) -- Social aspects; CROWDS; UNITED States. Food &; Drug Administration; HEALTH; PROFESSIONAL peer review; RISK-taking behavior; AFFINITY groups; HEALTH promotion
- Publication
American Journal of Public Health, 2017, Vol 107, Issue 3, p389
- ISSN
0090-0036
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.2105/AJPH.2016.303595