Basic Definitions
"A set of interrelated concepts, definitions, and propositions that presents a way of understanding events, behaviors and situations"
What is a theory?
The belief that one is susceptible to a particular health condition AND that if one develops the condition, it can be very serious.
What is perceived threat?
Individual knowledge, attitudes, and beliefs
What is the intrapersonal level of influence?
"The perceived social pressure to engage or not engage in a behavior"
What is subjective norm?
What is the Socioecological Approach?
What is a model?
One's confidence in their ability to perform a certain task or behavior
What is self-efficacy?
includes the natural and build environments
What is the physical environment?
The knowledge and skills needed to perform a certain behavior
What is the Transtheoretical Model?
The primary building blocks of a theory.
What are concepts?
"Behavior changes that result from the interaction between person and environment"
What is reciprocal determinism?
What is the interpersonal level of influence?
"The extent to which a person has the prerequisites needed to perform a behavior"
What is actual behavioral control?
This model includes the concept that certain barriers must be overcome to follow health recommendations
What is the Health Belief Model?
A concept adopted for use with a specific theory.
What is a construct ?
Direct, Vicarious, and Self
What are methods of reinforcement in the Social Cognitive Theory?
Shared beliefs, values, behaviors and practices
What is culture?
The idea that people can gain control of their own behavior through monitoring and adjustment
What is self-regulation?
A value expectancy theory that includes the concept of perceived behavioral control
What is the Theory of Planned Behavior?
The operational form of a construct.
What is a variable?
"Behavioral change is a process that occurs over time and through a series of changes"
What is one critical assumption of the Transtheoretical Model?
Formal or informal social networks, norms, and standards among individuals, groups, and organizations
What is the community level of influence?
This construct describes the pros and cons of behavioral change that influence the decision to move from one stage to the next
What is decisional balance?
What is the Social Cognitive Theory?