title: Values, Norms, and Peer Effects on Weight Status.
abstract: This study uses data from the European Social Survey in order to test the Prinstein-Dodge hypothesis that posits that peer effects may be larger in collectivistic than in individualistic societies. When defining individualism and collectivism at the country level, our results show that peer effects on obesity are indeed larger in collectivistic than in individualistic societies. However, when defining individualism and collectivism with individual values based on the Shalom Schwartz universal values theory, we find little support for this hypothesis.
authors.affiliation: Institute for Health Care & Public Management, University of Hohenheim, 70599 Stuttgart, Germany.
authors.forename: Peng
authors.identifier: 0000-0002-5322-6324
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Nie
authors.affiliation: Department of Intercultural Communication and Management, Centre for Corporate Social Responsibility, Copenhagen Business School, Porcelænshaven 18a, 2000 Frederiksberg, Denmark.
authors.forename: Wencke
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Gwozdz
authors.affiliation: Department of Intercultural Communication and Management, Centre for Corporate Social Responsibility, Copenhagen Business School, Porcelænshaven 18a, 2000 Frederiksberg, Denmark.
authors.forename: Lucia
authors.identifier: 0000-0002-5731-4209
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Reisch
authors.affiliation: Institute for Health Care & Public Management, University of Hohenheim, 70599 Stuttgart, Germany.
authors.forename: Alfonso
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Sousa-Poza
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D015992:Body Mass Index; D005060:Europe; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007207:Individuation; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009767:Obesity, Morbid / Q000523:psychology*; D000067074:Peer Influence; D066262:Social Norms; D012945:Social Values; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D055815:Young Adult