BCM: Methods to Change Social Influence

Question 1

Providing information about what
others think about the person’s
behavior and whether others will
approve or disapprove of any
proposed behavior change.
Positive expectations are available in
the environment.

Answer 1

Information about others aproval

Question 2

Stimulating building skills for
resistance to social pressure.
Commitment to earlier intention;
relating intended behavior to values;
psychological inoculation against
pressure

Answer 2

Resistance to social pressure

Question 3

Prompting hiding of the unpopular
behavior or shifting attention away
from the behavior.
Preferably shift focus to a new
reason for performing the behavior.

Answer 3

shifting focus

Question 4

Prompting communication about
behavior change in order to provide
instrumental and emotional social
support.
Combines caring, trust, openness,
and acceptance with support for
behavioral change; positive support
is available in the environment.

Answer 4

Mobilizing social support

Question 5

Facilitating observation of
nonexpert others in order to
evaluate one’s own opinions and
performance abilities.
Upward comparison may help
setting better goals; downward
comparison may help feeling better
or more self-efficacious.

Answer 5

Provide opportunities for social comparison