Table 2 Summary of ‘social contagion’ studies

[35]

Burger, J. M. 2010

Peers

USA

Experimental

Mirroring

Female

[37]

Carrell, S. 2011

Peers

USA

Experimental

Mirroring

Male and female

[39]

Lemon, S. C. 2009

Peers

USA

Quasi-experimental

Mirroring

Male and female

[34]

Mcferran, B. 2010

Peers

USA

Experimental

Mirroring

Female

[40]

Robinson, E. 2011

Peers

UK

Experimental

Mirroring

Female

[38]

Ali, H. I. 2010

Friends and family, cultural group

United Arab

Cross-sectional qualitative focus groups

Mirroring Social support

Emirates

Females

[32]

Befort, C. 2008

Friends and family, cultural group

USA

Qualitative focus groups

Mirroring

Female

[33]

Bertoni, A. 2011

Friends and family

USA

Qualitative focus groups

Mirroring

Male and female

[41]

Kouvonen, A. 2012

Friends and family

England

Longitudinal survey

Mirroring

Male and female

[36]

Pachucki, M. 2011

Friends and family

USA

Longitudinal survey

Mirroring

Male and female

[10]

Hruschka, D. 2011

Friends and family

USA

Cross-sectional survey

Mirroring Aspiring

Female

[45]

Blanchflower, D. 2009

People living in same region

Europe

Cross-sectional survey

Aspiring

Male and female

[44]

Bramble, J. 2009

Cultural group

USA

Qualitative interviews

Aspiring

Female

[43]

Renzaho, A. M. N. 2012.

Cultural group

Australia

Qualitative interviews

Aspiring

Male and female

[48]

Smith-Jackson, T. 2012

Peers

USA

Cross sectional survey/ qualitative interviews

Aspiring

Female

[46]

Chandler-Laney, P. 2009

Peers

USA

Longitudinal survey

Aspiring

Female

[47]

Klein, W. M. P. 2002.

Peers

USA

Cross sectional survey

Aspiring

Female

[42]

Krones, P. G. 2005

Peers

USA

Randomised-controlled trial

Aspiring

Female

[50]

Barthomeu, L. 2010.

Ephemeral network

European

Quasi- experimental

Changing behaviour

Male and female

[49]

Mcferran, B. 2010

Ephemeral network

USA

Experimental

Changing behaviour

Female