behaviour change Flashcards
problems with health models
explain the motivations behind our intentions but not how theyre translated into actions
fail to incorporate the factors which link our intentions to our behaviour
intention beh gap
past behaviour best predictor of future
but onl 20-30% beh variancce in TPB explained by our intentions
moderators exist outside of beh which influence behavioural outcome
learning and cog theories on beh change
reinforcement
incentives
CBT
what are goals
wishes/desires
may be in conflict
feel driven to achieve
vague - can vary in importance and saliency
what are goal intentions
gollwitzer 1999
specification of goal into an end point
‘i intend to do x’
demonstrate commitment towards goal
may involve plan of how to achieve given the context/environment/opportunity
how are goal intentions thought to be translated into actions
gollwitzer 1999
- motivational stage
- pre decisional
- deliberative - volitional stage
- post decisional
- implemental
- decision made and plan how achieve
what are implementation intentions
gollitzer 1999
explains how an intention is translated into an action
identifies the responses that will lead to goal attainment
anticipates situations which will initiate a response
specifies “where” “how” “when”
“if…then..” plans
strengthens assoc between situations and behaviours so more accessable in the context
strategic automatisation - habitual activation of oal directed beh when in a critical situation - decide between goal appropriate and inappropriate behaviours
webb and sheeran 2006 met
implementation intentions
47 RCTs on intent-beh relations
med-large intent = small-med beh outcome
intnet sig direct effect on beh but correlational and smaller than originally proposed
other factors influence
mitchie et al 2009 meta reg
implementation intentions
beh change interventions more effective when implement self reg techniques
ie intent formulation, goal setting, monitor, feedback and review
armitage 2004 RCT
implementation intentions
AIM
implementatino intentions on reducing dietary fat intake
armitage 2004 RCT
implementation intentions
METHOD
FFQ, TPB Q baseline and follow up
- motivations to eat low fat diet
implementation intent vs control
- free planning, as much detail as poss, specify situations
armitage 2004 RCT
implementation intentions
RESULTS
fat and sat fat intake
% energy from fat sig reduced in implementation > control group (no change)
could not be explained by motivational differences
skar et al 2008
implementation intent eval
20-40% dont make the intentions when asked to
Sniehotta 2005
implementation intent eval
assumes no plans already made
need to differentiate spontaneous intentions and intervention plans
sponaneous plans may mediate effect because take owenership of the decision
implementatio intent eval
assumes behs to be volitional > habitual or dependent on context
sneihotta 2009
implementation intent eval
need to diferentiate action and coping
action: implementation of beh to achieve
coping: prep to manage high risk situations where cues may encourage delving into temptations
combined action and coping sig increase physical activity in post-heart attack pps than either seperately
reinforcement on beh change
change by reinfocement of the desired beh and ignore/punish of the undesired beh
flora 2004 reinforcement on beh change
reinforcement:
increases beh freq
increases beh duration
increases magnitude of actions
barthmouf et al 2009 reinforcement
foods like/dislike + pic of expresion (disgust, pleasure, neutral)
no change when expression similar to own like/dislike
eat more when dislike but pos exp
eat less when like but disgust
desire to eat dependent of food category and facial expression but mediated by baselike preference
barthmouf et al 2009 reinforcement eval
research needed on neutral food preferences and others influence
change desire to eat, not preferences which are based on ingrained well-known characteristics
BUT - starting point - more eat, more increase preference
gerrard 1996 - practice condom use increase future use and predicts cog change
token economy - reinforcement
ford and delahunty 2004
operant conditioning with decondary reinforcers
exchange tokens for prizes when engage in target beh
hendy et al 1995 token economy
kids choice school lunch progreamme
encourage fruit and veg consumption
preference increase at 2 weeks but back to baseline at 7 weeks
- TEMPORARY AND INCONSISTENT
kazdin 2012 token economy
overeating, smoking and alcohol cessation in naturalistic envuronments
strong support for succes when NATURAL
token economy eval
potential to be unethical
- forcing people to engage in health behaviours
hollywood and ogden 2010
neg reinforcement
obesity med - orlistat- reduced fat absorbtion - neg effect on bowl movements - aversive
baseline to 6m - majority lose weight and show dietary improvement
BUT by 6m - majority stopped using orlistat on regular, use more as flexible lifestyle drug
hollywood and ogden 2010
neg reinforcement
beliefs results
orlistae reduce beliefs on medical treatment, increase beliefs towards beh control and the importance of diet
orlistat most likely change beliefs about beh ourcomes and shifts patients toward beh management
hollywood and ogden 2010
neg reinforcement
problems with orlistate
because of aversive side effects, cause non adgerence
BUT likely have a role in change in beliefs
finer 2002 neg reinforcement
antabuse - alcohol aversion - cause acid reflux
problems with neg reinforement via medication
can have serious health side effects
antabuse: liver probs, vision loss, psychosis
orlistae - liver and kidne probs, respriatory probs, rashes
dependent on commitment to taking the drug