Health 2 Flashcards
Cognitions are m…
Modifiable determinants of behaviour
Cognitions are modifiable determinants of behaviour, and so give rise to
Health behaviours
Cognitions are modifiable determinants of behaviour, so are therefore t….
Targets of intervention
Changed cognitions =
Changed behaviour
Volitional =
Voluntary/free will
The Rubicon Model of Action Phases (Heckhausen, 2007) has 4 stages…
2 motivational
2 volitional
Volitional phases are pre…
Actional
Motivational phases are pre…
Decisional
Quinn (2001) cycle helmet study drew from the theory…
Of planned behaviour
Quinn (2001) cycle helmet study
Intentions were more ______ in the ________!
Positive
Intervention group
Hardeman (2002) conducted a review of TPB health behaviour intentions, testing the gap between…
Intention
Behaviour
Hardeman (2002) tested the behaviour-intention gap. There were only 12 TPB based interventions.
What effects were found?
Small to medium effects
Three key problems with testing the intention-behaviour gap with TPB
- Lack of initial studies
- How can TPB cognitions be changed
- Lack of assessment on mediators of TPB cognitions
Webb & Sheerans meta-analsyis (2002)
Found that a med…
Medium to large change in intention = small to medium change in behaviour
TPB initially was very good at predicting behaviour. However, we are left with a gap. This is known as the…
Intention-behaviour gap
Sheeran (2002) looked at the intention behaviour gap, and identified 4 types of people
(1) Inclined actor
(2) Inclined abstainer
(3) Disinclined actor
(4) Disinclined abstainer
An inclined abstainer has
Good intentions
Does not follow through
Sheeran (2002)
53% of people who intend to act
Will act
Sheeran (2002)
47% of people who intend to act
Will not act