Integrating Social-psychological Frameworks for Health Behavior Research

Overview

Journal Am J Health Behav

Date 2001 Nov 27

PMID 11720300

Citations 11

Authors

W A Gebhardt

S Maes

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Abstract

Objective: To review the social-cognitive theories that have predominated in research on determinants of healthbehaviors.

Methods: Based on a literaturesearch,the theorieswere compared and critically analyzed.

Results: Although the theories are somewhat successful in predicting health behaviors, the social-cognitive perspective is restricted to a unidirectional, nondynamic view of behavioral change and neglects the fact that individuals may differ with respect to the life goals they pursue.

Conclusion: Health behavior research should adopt a more integrative approach, including insights from stage and goal theories. The health behavior goal model is described as an example of such an approach.

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