Rogers & Feller, 2017: Mailing parents letters emphasizing that “absences matter and you can help” reduced school year absences among Philadelphia school district students
Reference:
Rogers, T., & Feller, A. (2017). Intervening through influential third parties: Reducing student absences at scale via parents. Work. Pap., John F. Kennedy Sch. Gov., Harvard Univ., Cambridge, MA.
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[See Table 1]
Psychological Process:
Need
Need to BelongWhat Desired Meaning is At Stake?
What is the Person Trying to Understand?
To Feel Connected, Included, Respected, and Valued by OthersApproach to Desired Meaning
What about it?
Link Belonging to a Behavior or Attitude to Motivate Positive ChangeHow?
Psychological Question Addressed
What is typical or valued in my social community?What is typical or valued in my social community?Changing beliefs about social norms to motivate positive behaviorsPsychological Question Addressed
What is typical or valued in my social community?Psychological Process 2:
Psychological Process 3:
Social Area:
Education
Intervention Technique:
Prompting with information