PH 661 Terms

belief about the chances or risk of getting a certain disease (HBM)

belief about how serious a disease or condition is (HBM)

belief about how efficacious the advised action to reduce disease impact is (HBM)

belief about the costs (psychologically and tangible) of the proposed action (HBM)

strategies to promote action, activate "readiness" (HBM)

beliefs about the specific outcomes of a behavior (measured by differential scale, “My using a condom the next time I have sex will help protect me from STDs : likely-->unlikely) TRA/TPB

value attached to a behavioral outcome (Protecting myself from getting STDs is: good-->bad) TRA/TPB

belief about whether referent ppl approve or disapprove of a behavior (“My friends/partner think I: should→shouldn’t use condoms the next time I have sex”) TRA/TPB

an individual’s motivation to do what a referent thinks they should do (“How much do you want to do what your partner thinks you should do? Not much at all→Very”) TRA/TPB

perceived likelihood of occurrence of each facilitating or constraining condition (“How likely is it that you can persuade your partner to use condoms the next time you have sex? Likely→unlikely”) TRA/TPB

perceived effect of each condition, making it easier or harder (“How easy or difficult will it be to persuade your partner to use condoms the next time you have sex? Easy→difficult”)

increasing awareness about causes, consequences and cures for a particular problem behavior (education, feedback, media campaigns) SOC

produces increased emotional experience/response, followed by a reduced affect if appropriate action is taken (personal testimonies, media campaigns, grieving) SOC

cognitive and affective assessments of one’s self-image with and without a particular unhealthy habit (value clarification, imagery, role models) SOC

cognitive and affective assessments of how the presence/absence of a habit affects one’s social environment (“look how alcoholism affects the family”, family interventions) SOC

the belief that one can change and the recurring commitment to act on that belief (ie willpower, new year’s resolutions) SOC

increasing social opportunities to avoid bad habits, especially when deprived/oppressed (empowerment, policies, ie “take back the night”) SOC

learning healthier behaviors to substitute for problem behaviors (NRT, healthier eating, positive self-take) SOC

removes cues for unhealthy habits, adds prompts for healthier alternatives (self-help/support groups, avoidance ie not going to a bar) SOC

providing consequences for taking steps in a direction (usually rewards/incentives, group recognition ie weight watchers) SOC

combine caring, trust, openness, acceptance and support for healthy behavior change (rapport building, health coaching/workout partner, ie dissertation support group) SOC

pros/cons of changing (gains/costs for self and others) SOC

confidence that one can engage in the healthy behavior across challenging situations (“are you confident you can go to the party and not relapse?”) SOC

temptation to engage in the unhealthy behavior across challenging situations (“how strong is the temptation to drink at the party?”) SOC

no intention to take action in the next 6 months

intends to take action in the next 6 months, weighing benefits/costs of behavior

intends to take action in the next 30 days, and has taken some steps in this direction

changed overt behavior for less than 6 months

maintaining new behavior over time (6+ months)

No temptation to relapse and 100% confidence