Addiction - TPB

Question 1

TPB was created by…

Answer 1

Azjen

Question 2

Azjen?

Answer 2

Theory of Planned Behaviour

Question 3

Basic belief of TPB?

Answer 3

Decisions can be directly predicted by intention, which is a function of three factors

Question 4

What factors is intention made up of?

Answer 4

Behavioural attitude, subjective norms and perceived behavioural control

Question 5

Behavioural attitude is…

Answer 5

personal belief about the likely outcome and beliefs about its value

Question 6

Subjective norms are…

Answer 6

a product of social influence and norms, which are either descriptive (what other people are doing/will think) or injunctive (what significant others are doing/will think)

Question 7

Perceived behavioural control is…

Answer 7

the extent to which the individual believes the behaviour is attainable due to internal and external factors

Question 8

Which one can bypass intention?

Answer 8

Perceived behavioural control

Question 9

Ways in which TPB can be used as a framework for understanding/treating addiction?

Answer 9

Changing behavioural attitude, changing subjective norms, perceived behavioural control, self-efficacy, using the internet

Question 10

Research on changing behavioural attitude?

Answer 10

Slater et al

Question 11

Slater et al?

Answer 11

Target on attitudes may have been what made the ONCPs campaign to lower marijuana use successful

Question 12

Research on changing subjective norms?

Answer 12

Wilson and Kolander

Question 13

Wilson and Kolander?

Answer 13

Generally most adolescents don’t smoke, so should be exposed to accurate statistical information to correct subjective norms

Question 14

Research on perceived behavioural control?

Answer 14

Godin et al

Question 15

Godin et al?

Answer 15

Perceived behavioural control is the most important predictor of behaviour so should be focussed on

Question 16

Research on self-efficacy?

Answer 16

Majer et al

Question 17

Majer et al?

Answer 17

Encouraging an addicts belief in their ability to abstain related to optimism and ultimately a positive outcome

Question 18

Using the internet with TPB?

Answer 18

Webb et al

Question 19

Webb et al?

Answer 19

Internet interventions based on theoretical models, especially the TPB, had greater success (85 studies)

Question 20

Weaknesses of the TPB?

Answer 20

Ignores influence of drugs/alcohol
Methodological problems
Too rational
Difference between intention and expectation
Individual differences

Question 21

Ignoring influence of drugs/alcohol in the TPB?

Answer 21

Steele and Josephs

Question 22

Steele and Josephs?

Answer 22

Alcohol myopia: decrease in cognitive capacity -> discrepancy between intention and behaviour -> risky behaviours

Question 23

Methodological problems of the TPB?

Answer 23

Albarracin et al

Question 24

Albarracin et al?

Answer 24

Attitudes and intentions are usually measured by questionnaire, which are poor representations and predictors

Question 25

Rationality in the TPB?

Answer 25

Armitage

Question 26

Armitage?

Answer 26

The TPB fails to include emotions, compulsions and irrational thoughts

Question 27

Research on difference between intention and expectation in the TPB?

Answer 27

Armitage and Connor

Question 28

Armitage and Connor?

Answer 28

Intention has a causal effect on behaviour, but expectation is less likely to as there is no actual plan to do so

Question 29

Individual differences in TPB?

Answer 29

Klag

Question 30

Klag?

Answer 30

Self-determination theory - recovery consistently more successful in those who’d decided to give up rather than been coerced

Question 31

Strengths of the TPB?

Answer 31

Effective applications

Question 32

Effective applications of the TPB?

Answer 32

Webb et al