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Akbar MB, Singh L, Deshpande S, Amoncar N. COVID-19 vaccine perceptions among South Asian communities in the UK: An application of the theory of planned behavior. Health Mark Q 2023; 40:271-288. [PMID: 35787243 DOI: 10.1080/07359683.2022.2092325] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/17/2022]
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Based on the Theory of Planned Behavior, this paper explores the perceptions of the COVID-19 vaccine among South Asian communities residing in the UK. Thirty-eight semi-structured interviews were conducted using a qualitative approach and analyzed using thematic analysis. Participants represented Indian, Pakistani, Bangladeshi, Sri Lankan, Afghani, and Nepali backgrounds. The participants revealed that family and community influence their perceptions of the COVID-19 vaccine. The results suggest that normalizing vaccine acceptance, addressing unknown side effects, and popularizing vaccine efficacy data will increase vaccine uptake within the South Asian community in the UK.
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- M Bilal Akbar
- Nottingham Business School, Nottingham Trent University, Nottingham, UK
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- Department of Marketing, The University of the West of Scotland, UK
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- Department of Management, Institute of Management Technology, Ghaziabad, India
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Casale M, Somefun O, Haupt Ronnie G, Desmond C, Sherr L, Cluver L. A conceptual framework and exploratory model for health and social intervention acceptability among African adolescents and youth. Soc Sci Med 2023; 326:115899. [PMID: 37087974 DOI: 10.1016/j.socscimed.2023.115899] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/03/2022] [Revised: 04/05/2023] [Accepted: 04/08/2023] [Indexed: 04/25/2023]
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Intervention acceptability has become an increasingly key consideration in the development, evaluation and implementation of health and social interventions. However, to date this area of investigation has been constrained by the absence of a consistent definition of acceptability, comprehensive conceptual frameworks disaggregating its components, and few reliable assessment measures. This paper aims to contribute to this gap, by proposing a conceptual framework and exploratory model for acceptability with a specific priority population for health and developmental interventions: adolescents and youth in Africa. We document our multi-staged approach to model development, comprising both inductive and deductive components, and both systematic and interpretative review methods. This included thematic analyses of respective acceptability definitions and findings, from 55 studies assessing acceptability of 60 interventions conducted with young people aged 10-24 in (mainly Southern and Eastern) Africa over a decade; a consideration of these findings in relation to Sekhon et al.'s Theoretical Framework of Acceptability (TFA); a cross-disciplinary review of acceptability definitions and models; a review of key health behavioural change models; and expert consultation with interdisciplinary researchers. Our proposed framework incorporates nine component constructs: affective attitude, intervention understanding, perceived positive effects, relevance, perceived social acceptability, burden, ethicality, perceived negative effects and self-efficacy. We discuss the rationale for the inclusion and definition of each component, highlighting key behavioural models that adopt similar constructs. We then extend this framework to develop an exploratory model for acceptability with young people, that links the framework components to each other and to intervention engagement. Acceptability is represented as an emergent property of a complex, adaptive system of interacting components, which can influence user engagement directly and indirectly, and in turn be influenced by user engagement. We discuss opportunities for applying and further refining or developing these models, and their value as a point of reference for the development of acceptability assessment tools.
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- Marisa Casale
- School of Public Health, University of the Western Cape, Cape Town, South Africa; Department of Social Policy and Intervention, University of Oxford, Barnett House, Oxford, United Kingdom.
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- School of Public Health, University of the Western Cape, Cape Town, South Africa
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- Centre for Rural Health, University of KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa
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- Department of Social Policy and Intervention, University of Oxford, Barnett House, Oxford, United Kingdom; Dept of Psychiatry and Mental Health, University of Cape Town, South Africa
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Casale M, Yates R, Gittings L, Haupt Ronnie G, Somefun O, Desmond C. Consolidate, conceptualize, contextualise: key learnings for future intervention acceptability research with young people in Africa. PSYCHOL HEALTH MED 2022; 27:181-192. [PMID: 35938622 PMCID: PMC10029093 DOI: 10.1080/13548506.2022.2108078] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
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Acceptability has become a key consideration in the development, evaluation and implementation of health and social interventions. This commentary paper advances key learnings and recommendations for future intervention acceptability research with young people in Africa, aimed at supporting the achievement of developmental goals. It relates findings of the adolescent acceptability work conducted within the Accelerate Hub, since mid 2020, to broader inter-disciplinary literatures and current regional health and social priorities. We argue that, in order to strengthen the quality and applied value of future acceptability work with young people, we need to do three things better. First, we need to consolidate prior findings on acceptability, within and across intervention types, to inform responses to current public health and social challenges and further the conceptual work in this area. Second, we need to better conceptualise acceptability research with young people, by developing stronger conceptual frameworks that define acceptability and its constructs, and predict its relationship with intervention engagement. Third, we need to better contextualise findings by considering acceptability data within a broader social and political context, which in turn can be supported by better conceptualisation. In this paper we describe contributions of our work to each of these three inter-connected objectives, and suggest ways in which they may be taken forward by researchers and practitioners. These include aggregating evidence from past interventions to highlight potential barriers and enablers to current responses in priority areas; involving key actors earlier and more meaningfully in acceptability research; further developing and testing behavioural models for youth acceptability; and working collaboratively across sectors towards programmatic guidance for better contextualisation of acceptability research. Progress in this field will require an inter-disciplinary approach that draws from various literatures such as socio-ecological theory, political economy analysis, health behaviour models and literature on participatory research approaches.
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- Marisa Casale
- School of Public Health,University of the Western Cape, Cape Town, South Africa
- Department of Social Policy and Intervention, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK
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- Department of Social Policy and Intervention, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK
- Centre for Social Science Research, University of Cape Town, Cape Town, South Africa
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- Centre for Social Science Research, University of Cape Town, Cape Town, South Africa
- Faculty of Social Work, University of Toronto, Canada
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- School of Public Health,University of the Western Cape, Cape Town, South Africa
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- Centre for Rural Health, University of KwaZulu-Natal
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Klusmann V, Gow AJ, Robert P, Oettingen G. Using Theories of Behavior Change to Develop Interventions for Healthy Aging. J Gerontol B Psychol Sci Soc Sci 2021; 76:S191-S205. [PMID: 34515775 DOI: 10.1093/geronb/gbab111] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/15/2020] [Indexed: 12/28/2022] Open
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Healthy aging requires people to adopt and maintain beneficial behaviors in all stages of the life span. Supporting behavior change, including via the motivation to make and maintain those changes, is therefore important for the promotion of healthy aging. The aim of this overview is to introduce theoretical frameworks from the psychology of motivation that lend themselves to the development of effective interventions promoting behavior change conducive to healthy aging. We discuss theoretical frameworks referring to the determinants, properties, and functionality of goals aimed at behavior change, and consider the implications of the various theories for designing interventions to support healthy aging. We first consider theories that focus on beliefs and attitudes as determinants of goals, then we address theories that focus on the structure and content as important properties of goals, and, finally, we examine theories drawing on conscious and nonconscious processes underlying the functionality of these goals. We will present if-then planning and mental contrasting, as well as nudging and boosting, that is, novel strategies of behavior change that support the creation of scalable interventions for healthy aging across the life span. Against this background, new perspectives emerge for modern, state-of-the-art, and individually tailored interventions with the aim of enhancing older people's healthy living.
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- Verena Klusmann
- Department of Psychology, University of Konstanz, Germany.,Department of Psychology and Human Movement Science, University of Hamburg, Germany
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- Centre for Applied Behavioural Sciences and Department of Psychology, School of Social Sciences, Heriot-Watt University, Edinburgh, UK
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- CoBTEK Lab, IA Association, University Côté d'Azur, Nice, France
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- Department of Psychology and Human Movement Science, University of Hamburg, Germany.,Department of Psychology, New York University, USA
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Shiloh S, Nudelman G. Exploring dimensions of health behaviors' representations. Psychol Health 2020; 35:1017-1032. [PMID: 32202152 DOI: 10.1080/08870446.2019.1707828] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/24/2022]
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Objectives: To discover underlying dimensions of health behavior representations and to suggest a new framework for their investigation.Methods: A total of 1709 participants rated 45 health behaviors on 14 theoretical constructs denoting features by which individuals can cognitively represent health behaviors. Correlations among constructs were aggregated across behaviors using a meta-analytic approach, and subjected to factor analysis.Results: The analysis resulted in three interpretable dimensions: 'Importance', 'Negative Experience' and 'Ease', and one tentative factor, 'Other'.Conclusion: 'Importance', 'Negative Experience' and 'Ease' may be considered key dimensions for studying perceptions of health behaviors within a self-regulatory framework. These dimensions suggest new integrative and parsimonious ways for investigating health behaviors. The findings also highlight the importance of expanding the category of health behaviors to include psycho-social behaviors (e.g. stress management, social relationships), and the need for theoretical refinement of affective constructs anticipated during and after performance of health behaviors. This may improve the understanding and potential modification of health behaviors.
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- Shoshana Shiloh
- School of Psychological Sciences, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel
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- Department of Psychology, The Academic College of Tel Aviv-Yaffo, Tel Aviv, Israel
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Opportunities and challenges of behavior change support systems for enhancing habit formation: A qualitative study. J Biomed Inform 2018; 84:82-92. [PMID: 29936091 DOI: 10.1016/j.jbi.2018.06.012] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/14/2017] [Revised: 05/31/2018] [Accepted: 06/14/2018] [Indexed: 11/23/2022]
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The formation of healthy habits is considered to play a fundamental role in health behavior change. A variety of studies on Health Behavior Change Support Systems (HBCSS) have been conducted recently, in which individuals use such systems to influence their own attitudes or behaviors to achieve their personal goals. However, comparatively much less research has been devoted to studying how the users of these systems form habits with the help of HBCSS, or to understanding how to design these systems to support habit formation. OBJECTIVE The objective of this article is to study HBCSS user experiences regarding habit formation through an intervention study targeted at establishing a healthier lifestyle. This study also aims to map habit formation stages, as suggested by Lally and Gardner, with the Persuasive System Design (PSD) model. The application domain is the prevention of metabolic syndrome, in which 5% weight loss can significantly reduce the prevalence of the syndrome. METHODS This study employs a web-based HBCSS named Onnikka, a lifestyle intervention designed for the prevention of metabolic syndrome for participants who are at risk of developing a metabolic syndrome or are already suffering from it. The system under investigation was designed according to the principles of the PSD model and Behavior Change Support System framework. Lally and Gardner's research on the stages of habit formation were used to study the extent to which the Onnikka system was able to enhance the development of new habits. A total of 43 Onnikka users were interviewed for this study during and after a 52-week intervention period. The research approach employed here was hermeneutics, which leans ontologically toward the social construction of reality, gained through language, consciousness, and shared meaning. In addition, the system's login data and participants' weight measurements were utilized to build an interpretation of the results. RESULTS The findings of this study suggest that IT habits appear to have a strong linkage with use adherence, whereas lifestyle habits did not seem to be directly related to the 5% weight loss among study participants. Moreover, habit formation stages provide a possible explanation for why self-monitoring, reminders, and tunneling were perceived as especially valuable features in this study. CONCLUSIONS For sustainable weight management, holistic e-health interventions are required, and the PSD model offers a practical approach for designing and developing them. Recognizing the stages of habit formation provides additional valuable guidance for designing systems that help shape an individual's habits.
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Calamidas EG, Crowell TL. A Content Analysis of College Students’ Health Behaviors. AMERICAN JOURNAL OF HEALTH EDUCATION 2018. [DOI: 10.1080/19325037.2018.1428699] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/22/2023]
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Black N, Mullan B, Sharpe L. Predicting heavy episodic drinking using an extended temporal self-regulation theory. Addict Behav 2017; 73:111-118. [PMID: 28501675 DOI: 10.1016/j.addbeh.2017.04.017] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/05/2016] [Revised: 03/04/2017] [Accepted: 04/27/2017] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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INTRODUCTION Alcohol consumption contributes significantly to the global burden from disease and injury, and specific patterns of heavy episodic drinking contribute uniquely to this burden. Temporal self-regulation theory and the dual-process model describe similar theoretical constructs that might predict heavy episodic drinking. The aims of this study were to test the utility of temporal self-regulation theory in predicting heavy episodic drinking, and examine whether the theoretical relationships suggested by the dual-process model significantly extend temporal self-regulation theory. METHODS This was a predictive study with 149 Australian adults. Measures were questionnaires (self-report habit index, cues to action scale, purpose-made intention questionnaire, timeline follow-back questionnaire) and executive function tasks (Stroop, Tower of London, operation span). Participants completed measures of theoretical constructs at baseline and reported their alcohol consumption two weeks later. Data were analysed using hierarchical multiple linear regression. RESULTS Temporal self-regulation theory significantly predicted heavy episodic drinking (R2=48.0-54.8%, p<0.001) and the hypothesised extension significantly improved the prediction of heavy episodic drinking frequency (ΔR2=4.5%, p=0.001) but not peak consumption (ΔR2=1.4%, p=0.181). Intention and behavioural prepotency directly predicted heavy episodic drinking (p<0.01). Planning ability moderated the intention-behaviour relationship and inhibitory control moderated the behavioural prepotency-behaviour relationship (p<0.05). CONCLUSIONS Both temporal self-regulation theory and the extended temporal self-regulation theory provide good prediction of heavy episodic drinking. Intention, behavioural prepotency, planning ability and inhibitory control may be good targets for interventions designed to decrease heavy episodic drinking.
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Niermann CYN, Herrmann C, von Haaren B, van Kann D, Woll A. Affect and Subsequent Physical Activity: An Ambulatory Assessment Study Examining the Affect-Activity Association in a Real-Life Context. Front Psychol 2016; 7:677. [PMID: 27242591 PMCID: PMC4860507 DOI: 10.3389/fpsyg.2016.00677] [Citation(s) in RCA: 38] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/29/2016] [Accepted: 04/22/2016] [Indexed: 11/27/2022] Open
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Traditionally, cognitive, motivational, and volitional determinants have been used to explain and predict health behaviors such as physical activity. Recently, the role of affect in influencing and regulating health behaviors received more attention. Affects as internal cues may automatically activate unconscious processes of behavior regulation. The aim of our study was to examine the association between affect and physical activity in daily life. In addition, we studied the influence of the habit of being physically active on this relationship. An ambulatory assessment study in 89 persons (33.7% male, 25 to 65 years, M = 45.2, SD = 8.1) was conducted. Affect was assessed in the afternoon on 5 weekdays using smartphones. Physical activity was measured continuously objectively using accelerometers and subjectively using smartphones in the evening. Habit strength was assessed at the beginning of the diary period. The outcomes were objectively and subjectively measured moderate-to-vigorous physical activity (MVPA) performed after work. Multilevel regression models were used to analyze the association between affect and after work MVPA. In addition, the cross-level interaction of habit strength and affect on after work MVPA was tested. Positive affect was positively related to objectively measured and self-reported after work MVPA: the greater the positive affect the more time persons subsequently spent on MVPA. An inverse relationship was found for negative affect: the greater the negative affect the less time persons spent on MVPA. The cross-level interaction effect was significant only for objectively measured MVPA. A strong habit seems to strengthen both the positive influence of positive affect and the negative influence of negative affect. The results of this study confirm previous results and indicate that affect plays an important role for the regulation of physical activity behavior in daily life. The results for positive affect were consistent. However, in contrast to previous reports of no or an inverse association, negative affect decreased subsequent MVPA. These inconsistencies may be—in part—explained by the different measurements of affect in our and other studies. Therefore, further research is warranted to gain more insight into the association between affect and physical activity.
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- Christina Y N Niermann
- Institute of Sports and Sports Science, Karlsruhe Institute of Technology Karlsruhe, Germany
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- Department of Sport, Exercise and Health, University of Basel Basel, Switzerland
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- Institute of Psychology, German Sport University Cologne Cologne, Germany
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- Department of Health Promotion, Maastricht University Maastricht, Netherlands
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- Institute of Sports and Sports Science, Karlsruhe Institute of Technology Karlsruhe, Germany
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Caudwell KM, Mullan BA, Hagger MS. Combining motivational and volitional approaches to reducing excessive alcohol consumption in pre-drinkers: a theory-based intervention protocol. BMC Public Health 2016; 16:45. [PMID: 26775036 PMCID: PMC4715875 DOI: 10.1186/s12889-015-2648-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/30/2015] [Accepted: 12/18/2015] [Indexed: 11/30/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Pre-drinking refers to the consumption of alcohol at home or a private residence prior to attending a subsequent social event. We present the study protocol of an online theory-based intervention to reduce pre-drinking and related harm in pre-drinking undergraduates, using behavior change techniques targeting the motivational and volitional phases of behaviour. DESIGN A fully randomized 2 (autonomy support: present vs. absent) x 2 (implementation intention: present vs. absent) between-participants design will be used to ascertain the effectiveness of the intervention in reducing pre-drinking alcohol consumption and alcohol-related harm. Participants will complete a range of theory-based measures prior to being allocated to one of the four experimental conditions. Four weeks later, participants will complete a follow-up questionnaire comprised of theoretical and behavioral measures. ANALYSES The main and interactive effects of the intervention components in reducing our primary dependent variables, namely, pre-drinking alcohol consumption and alcohol-related harm at four-week follow-up will be tested. Baseline alcohol consumption and demographic information will be included in the analysis as covariates. DISCUSSION This online intervention is the first to be developed to reduce pre-drinking alcohol consumption, a behaviour linked to increased risk of alcohol-related harm. The intervention targets motivational and volitional components of the behaviour change process and is therefore likely to lead to greater reductions in pre-drinking alcohol consumption and experience of alcohol-related harm compared to either approach in isolation. If successful, the intervention can be implemented across various contexts and in populations where pre-drinking is prevalent. TRIAL REGISTRATION ACTRN12614001102662 . Registered 16 October 2014.
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- Kim M Caudwell
- Health Psychology & Behavioural Medicine Research Group, School of Psychology and Speech Pathology, Curtin University, Perth, Australia
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- Health Psychology & Behavioural Medicine Research Group, School of Psychology and Speech Pathology, Curtin University, Perth, Australia
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- Health Psychology & Behavioural Medicine Research Group, School of Psychology and Speech Pathology, Curtin University, Perth, Australia
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Lash DN, Smith JE, Rinehart JK. Can the Theory of Planned Behavior predict dietary intention and future dieting in an ethnically diverse sample of overweight and obese veterans attending medical clinics? Appetite 2016; 99:185-192. [PMID: 26792774 DOI: 10.1016/j.appet.2016.01.013] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/31/2015] [Revised: 01/04/2016] [Accepted: 01/09/2016] [Indexed: 12/17/2022]
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Obesity has become a world-wide epidemic; in the United States (U.S.) approximately two-thirds of adults are classified as overweight or obese. Military veterans' numbers are even higher, with 77% of retired or discharged U.S. veterans falling in these weight categories. One of the most common methods of changing one's weight is through dieting, yet little is known regarding the factors that facilitate successful dieting behavior. The current investigation tested the Theory of Planned Behavior's (TPB) ability to predict dietary intention and future dieting in a sample of 84 overweight and obese patients attending medical clinics at a Veterans Affairs Hospital in the southwestern part of the U.S. Participants primarily were male (92%) and ethnic/racial minorities (58%). Perceived need and anticipated regret were added to the standard TPB model. While the TPB predicted dietary intention, it did not significantly account for improved dietary behaviors. Anticipated regret significantly enhanced the basic TPB's ability to predict intention to diet, while perceived need did not. These findings highlight the difficulty in predicting sustained change in a complex behavior such as dieting to lose weight. The need for more work with older, overweight/obese medical patients attending veterans' facilities is stressed, as is the need for such work with male patients and ethnic minorities in particular.
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- Denise N Lash
- University of New Mexico, Department of Psychology, MSC03 2220, Albuquerque, NM 87131, USA.
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- University of New Mexico, Department of Psychology, MSC03 2220, Albuquerque, NM 87131, USA.
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- Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Department of Mental Health, Hampton House, 624 N. Broadway, Baltimore, MD 21205, USA.
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Prestwich A, Webb TL, Conner M. Using theory to develop and test interventions to promote changes in health behaviour: evidence, issues, and recommendations. Curr Opin Psychol 2015. [DOI: 10.1016/j.copsyc.2015.02.011] [Citation(s) in RCA: 165] [Impact Index Per Article: 18.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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Baumann S, Gaertner B, Schnuerer I, Haberecht K, John U, Freyer-Adam J. Belief incongruence and the intention-behavior gap in persons with at-risk alcohol use. Addict Behav 2015; 48:5-11. [PMID: 25930010 DOI: 10.1016/j.addbeh.2015.04.007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/25/2014] [Revised: 03/02/2015] [Accepted: 04/14/2015] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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INTRODUCTION When intentions are expressed, e.g., when filling in a health questionnaire, people may have unrealistic beliefs towards behavior change resulting in strong intentions to change. These may fail to correspond to reality when the behavior actually should be performed. Belief incongruence was tested as a possible source of the intention-behavior gap. METHODS The study sample consisted of 433 job agency clients with at-risk alcohol use (64% men, mean age=30.6 (SD=11.6) years). Behavioral, normative, and control beliefs, intention, and alcohol use were assessed at baseline and three months later. The influence of belief incongruence on the intention-behavior gap was examined using latent interaction models. RESULTS The gap between stated intentions and at-risk alcohol use three months later was larger when the according normative beliefs were incongruent (total effect: b=-0.44, p<0.05 for persons with congruent beliefs vs. b=-0.06, p>0.10 for persons with incongruent beliefs). When controlling for the mediating effect of changes in intentions, the association between belief incongruence and intention-behavior gap was attenuated (direct effect: b=-0.56, p<0.01 for persons with congruent beliefs vs. b=-0.28, p<0.05 for persons with incongruent beliefs). Neither behavioral belief incongruence nor control belief incongruence was significantly associated with the intention-behavior gap. CONCLUSIONS Normative belief incongruence may contribute to the gap between intentions to adhere to recommended drinking limits and subsequent at-risk alcohol use. Focusing on the reduction of misperceptions about drinking norms could help to increase the proportion of persons who succeed in translating their intentions into behavior.
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- Sophie Baumann
- University Medicine Greifswald, Institute of Social Medicine and Prevention, Walther-Rathenau-Str. 48, 17475 Greifswald, Germany; German Centre for Cardiovascular Research, Partner Site Greifswald, Fleischmannstr. 42-44, 17489 Greifswald, Germany.
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- Robert Koch Institute, Department of Epidemiology and Health Monitoring, General-Pape-Str. 62-66, 12101 Berlin, Germany
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- University Medicine Greifswald, Institute of Social Medicine and Prevention, Walther-Rathenau-Str. 48, 17475 Greifswald, Germany; German Centre for Cardiovascular Research, Partner Site Greifswald, Fleischmannstr. 42-44, 17489 Greifswald, Germany
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- University Medicine Greifswald, Institute of Social Medicine and Prevention, Walther-Rathenau-Str. 48, 17475 Greifswald, Germany; German Centre for Cardiovascular Research, Partner Site Greifswald, Fleischmannstr. 42-44, 17489 Greifswald, Germany
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- University Medicine Greifswald, Institute of Social Medicine and Prevention, Walther-Rathenau-Str. 48, 17475 Greifswald, Germany; German Centre for Cardiovascular Research, Partner Site Greifswald, Fleischmannstr. 42-44, 17489 Greifswald, Germany
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- University Medicine Greifswald, Institute of Social Medicine and Prevention, Walther-Rathenau-Str. 48, 17475 Greifswald, Germany; German Centre for Cardiovascular Research, Partner Site Greifswald, Fleischmannstr. 42-44, 17489 Greifswald, Germany
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- Martin S Hagger
- a Health Psychology and Behavioural Medicine Research Group School of Psychology and Speech Pathology, Faculty of Health Sciences , Curtin University , Bentley , WA , Australia
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Hardcastle SJ, Hancox J, Hattar A, Maxwell-Smith C, Thøgersen-Ntoumani C, Hagger MS. Motivating the unmotivated: how can health behavior be changed in those unwilling to change? Front Psychol 2015; 6:835. [PMID: 26136716 PMCID: PMC4468355 DOI: 10.3389/fpsyg.2015.00835] [Citation(s) in RCA: 90] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/11/2015] [Accepted: 06/01/2015] [Indexed: 12/03/2022] Open
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- Sarah J. Hardcastle
- Health Psychology and Behavioural Medicine Research Group, Faculty of Health Sciences, School of Psychology and Speech Pathology, Curtin UniversityPerth, WA, Australia
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Rhodes RE, Yao CA. Models accounting for intention-behavior discordance in the physical activity domain: a user's guide, content overview, and review of current evidence. Int J Behav Nutr Phys Act 2015; 12:9. [PMID: 25890238 PMCID: PMC4328062 DOI: 10.1186/s12966-015-0168-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 69] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/04/2014] [Accepted: 01/13/2015] [Indexed: 11/10/2022] Open
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There is a growing concern among researchers with the limited effectiveness and yet subsequent stagnation of theories applied to physical activity (PA). One of the most highlighted areas of concern is the established gap between intention and PA, yet the considerable use of models that assume intention is the proximal antecedent of PA. The objective of this review was to: 1) provide a guide and thematic analysis of the available models that include constructs that address intention-behavior discordance and 2) highlight the evidence for these structures in the PA domain. A literature search was conducted among 13 major databases to locate relevant models and PA studies published before August 2014. Sixteen models were identified and nine overall themes for post-intentional constructs were created. Of the 16 models, eight were applied to 36 PA studies. Early evidence supported maintenance self-efficacy, behavioral regulation strategies, affective judgments, perceived control/opportunity, habit, and extraversion as reliable predictors of post-intention PA. Several intention-behavior discordance models exist within the literature, but are not used frequently. Further efforts are needed to test these models, preferably with experimental designs.
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- Ryan E Rhodes
- Behavioural Medicine Laboratory, Faculty of Education, University of Victoria, PO Box 3015 STN CSC, Victoria, BC, V8W 3P1, Canada.
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- Behavioural Medicine Laboratory, Faculty of Education, University of Victoria, PO Box 3015 STN CSC, Victoria, BC, V8W 3P1, Canada.
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Cooke R, Dahdah M, Norman P, French DP. How well does the theory of planned behaviour predict alcohol consumption? A systematic review and meta-analysis. Health Psychol Rev 2014; 10:148-67. [PMID: 25089611 PMCID: PMC4867851 DOI: 10.1080/17437199.2014.947547] [Citation(s) in RCA: 235] [Impact Index Per Article: 23.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022]
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This study aimed to quantify correlations between theory of planned behaviour (TPB) variables and (i) intentions to consume alcohol and (ii) alcohol consumption. Systematic literature searches identified 40 eligible studies that were meta-analysed. Three moderator analyses were conducted: pattern of consumption, gender of participants and age of participants. Across studies, intentions had the strongest relationship with attitudes (r+ = .62), followed by subjective norms (r+ = .47) and perceived behavioural control (PBC; r+ = .31). Self-efficacy (SE) had a stronger relationship with intentions (r+ = .48) compared with perceived control (PC; r+ = −.10). Intention had the strongest relationship with alcohol consumption (r+ = .54), followed by SE (r+ = .41). In contrast, PBC and PC had negative relationships with alcohol consumption (r+ = −.05 and −.13, respectively). All moderators affected TPB relationships. Patterns of consumption with clear definitions had stronger TPB relations, females reported stronger attitude–intention relations than males, and adults reported stronger attitude–intention and SE–intention relations than adolescents. Recommendations for future research include targeting attitudes and intentions in interventions to reduce alcohol consumption, using clear definitions of alcohol consumption in TPB items to improve prediction and assessing SE when investigating risk behaviours.
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- Richard Cooke
- a School of Life & Health Sciences , Aston University , Birmingham B4 7ET , UK
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- a School of Life & Health Sciences , Aston University , Birmingham B4 7ET , UK
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- b Department of Psychology , University of Sheffield , Sheffield , UK
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- c Manchester Centre of Health Psychology, School of Psychological Sciences , University of Manchester , Manchester , UK
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White KM, Starfelt LC, Young RM, Hawkes AL, Leske S, Hamilton K. Predicting Australian adults' sun-safe behaviour: examining the role of personal and social norms. Br J Health Psychol 2014; 20:396-412. [PMID: 24917299 DOI: 10.1111/bjhp.12108] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/07/2014] [Revised: 04/28/2014] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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OBJECTIVES To address the scarcity of comprehensive, theory-based research in the Australian context, this study, using a theory of planned behaviour (TPB) framework, investigated the role of personal and social norms to identify the key predictors of adult Australians' sun-safe intentions and behaviour. DESIGN The study used a prospective design with two waves of data collection, 1 week apart. METHODS Participants were 816 adults (48.2% men) aged between 18 and 88 years recruited from urban, regional, and rural areas of Australia. At baseline, participants completed a questionnaire assessing the standard TPB predictors (attitude, subjective norm, and perceived behavioural control [PBC]), past behaviour, behavioural intention, and additional measures of group norm for the referent groups of friends and family, image norm, personal norm, personal choice/responsibility, and Australian identity. Seventy-one per cent of the participants (n = 577) reported on their sun-safe behaviour in the subsequent week. RESULTS Via path modelling, past behaviour, attitude, group norm (friends), personal norm, and personal choice/responsibility emerged as independent predictors of intentions which, in turn, predicted sun-safe behaviour prospectively. Past behaviour, but not PBC, had direct effects on sun-safe behaviour. The model explained 61.6% and 43.9% of the variance in intention and behaviour, respectively. CONCLUSIONS This study provides support for the use of a comprehensive theoretical decision-making model to explain Australian adults' sun-safe intentions and behaviours and identifies viable targets for health-promoting messages in this high-risk context. Statement of contribution What is already known on this subject? Identifying determinants of sun-safe behaviour is vital in high-risk cancer areas like Australia. For young Australians, friendship group norm is a key influence of intentions and behaviour. Little is known about drivers of sun safety, especially norms, among Australian adults in general. What does this study add? This study drew on qualitative data and reconceptualized norms for Australians' sun-safe decisions. Friendship group norm and personal norm, not family group norm, influence sun-safe intentions. Perceived responsibility and choice to be sun safe also impact on people's intentions.
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- Katherine M White
- School of Psychology and Counselling, Queensland University of Technology, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
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Ernsting A, Knoll N, Schneider M, Schwarzer R. The enabling effect of social support on vaccination uptake via self-efficacy and planning. PSYCHOL HEALTH MED 2014; 20:239-46. [PMID: 24862090 DOI: 10.1080/13548506.2014.920957] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/25/2022]
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PURPOSE In the context of worksite influenza vaccination programmes, social support, action planning and perceived self-efficacy were examined as predictors of participation. Mechanisms among these predictors were analysed by applying the enabling effect model to vaccination. Moreover, this model was extended by the inclusion of planning. METHODS In a large German company, a survey on influenza vaccination was launched with 200 employees taking part in the five-month follow-up. Using regression procedures, a sequential mediation model was examined, leading from social support via self-efficacy and planning to vaccination behaviour. RESULTS The three predictors jointly accounted for 47% of the vaccination participation variance. The enabling effect model was confirmed, highlighting how social support may promote self-efficacy beliefs. Further analysis yielded the extended model, revealing planning as a mediator between self-efficacy and subsequent behaviour while the indirect path from social support via self-efficacy to behaviour remained. CONCLUSIONS Multiple step mediation analysis underscored the relevance of social support and self-efficacy. It also revealed planning as a proximal factor that may facilitate participation in a worksite influenza vaccination programme.
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- Anna Ernsting
- a Department of Health Psychology , Freie Universität Berlin , Berlin , Germany
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Hall PA. Re-establishing momentum in theory development: a commentary on Sniehotta, Presseau and Araújo-Soares. Health Psychol Rev 2014. [PMID: 26209207 DOI: 10.1080/17437199.2014.896080] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/25/2022]
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- Peter A Hall
- a Faculty of Applied Health Sciences , University of Waterloo , Waterloo , ON N2L 3G1 , Canada
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Trafimow D. On retiring the TRA/TPB without retiring the lessons learned: a commentary on Sniehotta, Presseau and Araújo-Soares. Health Psychol Rev 2014. [PMID: 26209206 DOI: 10.1080/17437199.2014.884932] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/25/2022]
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- David Trafimow
- a Department of Psychology , New Mexico State University , NM , USA
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Gardner B. A review and analysis of the use of 'habit' in understanding, predicting and influencing health-related behaviour. Health Psychol Rev 2014; 9:277-95. [PMID: 25207647 PMCID: PMC4566897 DOI: 10.1080/17437199.2013.876238] [Citation(s) in RCA: 432] [Impact Index Per Article: 43.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/26/2022]
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The term 'habit' is widely used to predict and explain behaviour. This paper examines use of the term in the context of health-related behaviour, and explores how the concept might be made more useful. A narrative review is presented, drawing on a scoping review of 136 empirical studies and 8 literature reviews undertaken to document usage of the term 'habit', and methods to measure it. A coherent definition of 'habit', and proposals for improved methods for studying it, were derived from findings. Definitions of 'habit' have varied in ways that are often implicit and not coherently linked with an underlying theory. A definition is proposed whereby habit is a process by which a stimulus generates an impulse to act as a result of a learned stimulus-response association. Habit-generated impulses may compete or combine with impulses and inhibitions arising from other sources, including conscious decision-making, to influence responses, and need not generate behaviour. Most research on habit is based on correlational studies using self-report measures. Adopting a coherent definition of 'habit', and a wider range of paradigms, designs and measures to study it, may accelerate progress in habit theory and application.
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- Benjamin Gardner
- a Health Behaviour Research Centre, Department of Epidemiology and Public Health , University College London , Gower Street, London WC1E 6BT , UK
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Noar SM, Head KJ. Mind the gap: bringing our theories in line with the empirical data - a response to commentaries. Health Psychol Rev 2013; 8:65-9. [PMID: 25053009 DOI: 10.1080/17437199.2013.855593] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/26/2022]
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- Seth M Noar
- a School of Journalism and Mass Communication and Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center , University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill , Chapel Hill , NC , USA
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