Theories Of Healthy Living Flashcards
What was the method of Becker et al’s study?
Self report interview, a covert blood test for 70% and a correlation between beliefs and compliance
How many participants where there in Becker et al’s study?
111 mothers aged 17-54 with children aged from 9 months to 17 years
In Beckers study, each mother was interviewed and asked questions regarding their perception of…
Child’s susceptibility, how serious asthma is, how much the asthma interfered with the child’s education, caused embarrassment and mothers routine
Results of Beckers study?
Positive correlation between mothers belief about susceptibility and compliance, negative correlation between compliance and disruption of daily routine, two demographic variables that correlated with compliance were marital status and education
What is locus of control?
The extent to which individuals believe they can control events
What was Rotters method?
A review article of six pieces of research into individual perceptions of ability to control outcomes based on reinforcement
Rotters results?
Results were consistent, participants who felt they had control over the situation were more likely to show behaviours that would enable them to cope with potential threats
Rotters conclusions?
He included in his article a summary by James Et Al showing male smokers who had quit and not relapsed, had a high LOC
What is self efficacy?
We work harder if we believe we can succeed
What are the four influences that can affect self efficacy?
Enactive: past experiences of success
Vicarious: comparing oneself with others
Persuasory: positive feedback from friends and family
Emotive: anxiety may lead to someone feeling incapable of succeeding
Banduras aim?
To assess the self efficacy of patients engaging in systematic desensitisation for snake phobias
Bandura’s participants?
10 snake phobic patients, 9 female and 1 male, 19-57 years old (volunteer through advert)
Bandura’s procedure?
Bandura measured their fear and their perception of how well they could cope at the beginning, then they underwent systematic desensitisation, then the fear and perception was measured again
Bandura’s results?
The second fear scores were significantly lower and the coping perception scores were significantly higher
Bandura’s conclusions?
Desensitisation works
Self efficacy is both a cognitive and behavioural concept
