Social Influences and Health Behaviors Lab
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The primary purpose of our lab is to conduct and disseminate innovative social psychological research that has the potential to make practical and meaningful contributions to individuals and society as a whole.
A central theme is the focus on social psychological principles related to etiology, prevention, and treatment of addictive and health related behaviors. Specific outcomes and processes of interest include:
- Brief interventions for heavy drinking, other substance use, and problem gambling, and intimate partner violence.
- Norms based interventions
- Web based personalized feedback
- MI delivered personalized feedback
- Expressive writing
- Event and context specific interventions
- Protective effects of religion and spirituality and incorporation in brief interventions
- Egocentric and sociocentric social networks and implications for interventions
- Effects of alcohol on relationships
- Effects of global and social anxiety and anxiety sensitivity
- Expectancies, motives, protective behaviors, family history, culture, shame and guilt
- Novel statistical methodologies
- Populations of interest:
- College students
- General population
- Military/Veterans
- HIV/AIDS
Clayton Neighbors, Ph.D. Professor and Director