Prediction and Explanation of Young Offenders’ Intentions to Re-offend From Behavioral, Normative, and Control Beliefs

2010 ◽  
Vol 15 (3) ◽  
pp. 211-219 ◽  
Author(s):  
Stavros P. Kiriakidis
Keyword(s):  
Behavioral Control ◽  
Control Beliefs ◽  
Perceived Behavioral Control ◽  
Young Offenders ◽  
Offending Behavior ◽  
The Future ◽  
Detailed Assessment ◽  
Male Inmates ◽  
Comprehensive Framework ◽  
And Control

A detailed assessment of the constructs postulated by the Theory of Planned Behavior is offered as a comprehensive framework for understanding young offenders’ behavioral intentions to re-offend in the future. The paper reports the assessed salient behavioral, normative, and control beliefs with respect to future offending behavior. From the largest institution for young offenders in Scotland 152 male inmates were randomly selected and filled in a questionnaire which measured direct and belief-based attitudes, subjective norms, perceived behavioral control, and intentions to re-offend in the future. Intentions to re-offend in the future by young offenders were predicted by control beliefs about certain internal and external impediments that the young offenders believed they had to overcome and behavioral beliefs, underlining attitudes toward future offending.

The Role of Sociocognitive Mediators in the Beliefs-Intentions Relationship: Snacking Behavior

2010 ◽  
Vol 38 (5) ◽  
pp. 711-720 ◽  
Author(s):  
Akram Karimi Shahanjarini ◽  
Arash Rashidian ◽  
Reza Majdzadeh ◽  
Nasrin Omidvar ◽  
Davood Shojaeezadeh
Keyword(s):  
Predictive Power ◽  
Discriminant Validity ◽  
Behavioral Control ◽  
Control Beliefs ◽  
Perceived Behavioral Control ◽  
Mediating Role ◽  
Confirmatory Factor ◽  
And Control ◽  
Unhealthy Snacks

The mediating role of the theory of planned behavior (TPB; Ajzen, 1991) constructs in the belief constructs-intention relationship is examined in this study. We investigated the mediation ability of TPB constructs on Iranian adolescents' intentions to consume unhealthy snacks. A sample of 739 adolescents completed questionnaires assessing behavioral, normative, and control beliefs, attitudes, subjective norms, perceived behavioral control (PBC), and intentions. Confirmatory factor analysis revealed that measures had discriminant validity. Analysis showed that attitudes and PBC only partially mediate the effect of behavioral and power beliefs, on intention. This finding suggests that the predictive power of TPB will increase with the inclusion of belief components.

How Effective are Behavior Change Interventions Based on the Theory of Planned Behavior?

2016 ◽  
Vol 224 (3) ◽  
pp. 216-233 ◽  
Author(s):  
Holger Steinmetz ◽  
Michael Knappstein ◽  
Icek Ajzen ◽  
Peter Schmidt ◽  
Rüdiger Kabst
Keyword(s):  
Theory Of Planned Behavior ◽  
Behavior Change ◽  
Planned Behavior ◽  
Behavioral Control ◽  
Meta Analysis ◽  
Control Beliefs ◽  
Perceived Behavioral Control ◽  
Behavior Change Interventions ◽  
Behavioral Domain ◽  
And Control

Abstract. The theory of planned behavior (TPB) is a prominent framework for predicting and explaining behavior in a variety of domains. The theory is also increasingly being used as a framework for conducting behavior change interventions. In this meta-analysis, we identified 82 papers reporting results of 123 interventions in a variety of disciplines. Our analysis confirmed the effectiveness of TPB-based interventions, with a mean effect size of .50 for changes in behavior and effect sizes ranging from .14 to .68 for changes in antecedent variables (behavioral, normative, and control beliefs, attitude, subjective norm, perceived behavioral control, and intention). Further analyses revealed that the interventions’ effectiveness varied for the diverse behavior change methods. In addition, interventions conducted in public and with groups were more successful than interventions in private locations or focusing on individuals. Finally, we identified gender and education as well as behavioral domain as moderators of the interventions’ effectiveness.

Martin Fishbein’s Legacy

2012 ◽  
Vol 640 (1) ◽  
pp. 11-27 ◽  
Author(s):  
Icek Ajzen
Keyword(s):  
Perceived Control ◽  
Reasoned Action ◽  
Behavioral Control ◽  
Subjective Norms ◽  
Control Beliefs ◽  
Perceived Behavioral Control ◽  
Actual Behavior ◽  
Reasoned Action Approach ◽  
Behavior Change Interventions ◽  
And Control

The reasoned action approach that Martin Fishbein pioneered has emerged as the dominant conceptual framework for predicting, explaining, and changing human social behavior. The most popular model in this tradition, the theory of planned behavior, has generated a great deal of empirical research supporting the premises of this approach. It has been shown that behavioral, normative, and control beliefs provide the basis, respectively, for attitudes toward the behavior, subjective norms, and perceived behavioral control; that these three factors jointly account for a great deal of variance in behavioral intentions; and that intentions and perceived control can be used to predict actual behavior. Based on these insights, investigators have been able to design effective behavior change interventions.

Factors Associated with the Intention of Health Care Personnel to Respond to a Disaster

2014 ◽  
Vol 29 (6) ◽  
pp. 555-560 ◽  
Author(s):  
Susan B. Connor
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Structural Equation ◽  
Behavioral Control ◽  
Health Care Personnel ◽  
Control Beliefs ◽  
Perceived Behavioral Control ◽  
Factors Associated ◽  
Control Factors ◽  
And Control ◽  
The Relationship

AbstractIntroductionOver the past decade, numerous groups of researchers have studied the willingness of health care personnel (HCP) to respond when a disaster threatens the health of a community. Not one of those studies reported that 100% of HCP were willing to work during a public-health event (PHE).ProblemThe objective of this study was to explore factors associated with the intent of HCP to respond to a future PHE.MethodsThe theory of planned behavior (TPB) framed this cross-sectional study. Data were obtained via a web-based survey from 305 HCP. Linear associations between the TPB-based predictor and outcome variables were examined using Pearson's correlations. Differences between two groups of HCP were calculated using independent t tests. A model-generating approach was used to develop and assess a series of TBP-based observed variable structural equation models for prediction of intent to respond to a future PHE and to explore moderating and mediating effects.ResultsThe beginning patterns of relationships identified by the correlation matrix and t tests were evident in the final structural equation model, even though the patterns of prediction differed from those posited by the theory. Outcome beliefs had both a significant, direct effect on intention and an indirect effect on intention that was mediated by perceived behavioral control. Control beliefs appeared to influence intention through perceived behavioral control, as posited by the TPB, and unexpectedly through subjective norm. Subjective norm not only mediated the relationship between control beliefs and intention, but also the relationship between referent beliefs and intention. Additionally, professional affiliation seemed to have a moderating effect on intention.ConclusionThe intention to respond was influenced primarily by normative and control factors. The intent of nurses to respond to a future PHE was influenced most by the control factors, whereas the intent of other HCP was shaped more by the normative factors. Health care educators can bolster the normative and control factors through education by focusing on team building and knowledge related to accessing supplies and support needed to respond when a disaster occurs.ConnorSB. Factors associated with the intention of health care personnel to respond to a disaster. Prehosp Disaster Med. 2014;29(6):1-6.

scholarly journals DUKUNGAN SOSIAL TERHADAP KONSUMSI ARV IBU RUMAH TANGGA PENDERITA HIV DI SURABAYA

2018 ◽  
Vol 4 (2) ◽  
pp. 165
Author(s):  
Nurina Dewi Ayu Dewi ◽  
Ira Nurmala
Keyword(s):  
Social Support ◽  
Sex Workers ◽  
Behavioral Control ◽  
Antiretroviral Drugs ◽  
Control Beliefs ◽  
Perceived Behavioral Control ◽  
Study Approach ◽  
The Social ◽  
Interview Guide

In 2014, East Java ranks second highest HIV cases in Indonesia to 32.872 the number of HIV cases. Concern HIV disease is exposed when in 2014 based on the sequence of work housewife ranks second HIV cases in Surabaya with the number of 129 cases. The case of a housewife who has HIV is higher compared to commercial sex workers. Therapeutic treatment for patients with HIV using antiretroviral drugs. ARV consumption serves to suppress the growth of HIV. This study was conducted to determine the social support for the consumptionof ARV housewife in Surabaya. The research is a qualitative research with case study approach. Informants used are numbered 9 consisting of three housewives with HIV, three families and three close friends housewife with HIV. The study was conducted from May to December 2016. Data collection using an interview guide and study documents. The results showed that there is social support for the consumption of housewives with HIV. Their diff erences in background,control beliefs, perceived behavioral control, intention-owned and social support received informants could aff ect the consumption of ARVs do informant. The conclusion that can be drawn is that the most infl uential social support for the consumption of ARV housewife with HIV in Surabaya is emotional support and support networks. Another eff ect of ARV consumption comes from a background that was once owned by housewives with HIV.Keywords: social support, consumption of ARV, housewife, HI

scholarly journals Determinants of Patients’ Intention to Use the Online Inquiry Services Provided by Internet Hospitals: Empirical Evidence From China

10.2196/22716 ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 22 (10) ◽  
pp. e22716
Author(s):  
Dehe Li ◽  
Yinhuan Hu ◽  
Holger Pfaff ◽  
Liuming Wang ◽  
Lu Deng ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Behavioral Intention ◽  
Prevention And Control ◽  
Behavioral Control ◽  
Perceived Behavioral Control ◽  
Intention To Use ◽  
Research Model ◽  
High Quality ◽  
Perceived Severity ◽  
Severity Of Disease ◽  
And Control

Background Internet hospitals show great potential for adequately fulfilling people’s demands for high-quality outpatient services, and with the normalization of the epidemic prevention and control of COVID-19, internet hospitals play an increasingly important role in delivering health services to the public. However, the factors that influence patients’ intention to use the online inquiry services provided by internet hospitals remain unclear. Understanding the patients’ behavioral intention is necessary to support the development of internet hospitals in China and promote patients’ intention to use online inquiry services provided by internet hospitals during the prevention and control of the COVID-19 epidemic. Objective The purpose of this study is to identify the determinants of patients’ intention to use the online inquiry services provided by internet hospitals based on the theory of planned behavior (TPB). Methods The hypotheses of our research model were developed based on the TPB. A questionnaire was developed through patient interviews, verified using a presurvey, and used for data collection for this study. The cluster sampling technique was used to include respondents with chronic diseases. Structural equation modeling was used to test the research hypotheses. Results A total of 638 valid responses were received from patients with chronic diseases. The goodness-of-fit indexes corroborated that the research model was a good fit for the collected data. The model explained 45.9% of the variance in attitude toward the behavior and 60.5% of the variance in behavioral intention. Perceived behavioral control and perceived severity of disease had the strongest total effects on behavioral intention (β=.624, P=.004 and β=.544, P=.003, respectively). Moreover, perceived convenience, perceived information risk, emotional preference, and health consciousness had indirect effects on behavioral intention, and these effects were mediated by attitude toward the behavior. Among the four constructs, perceived convenience had the highest indirect effect on behavioral intention (β=.207; P=.001). Conclusions Perceived behavioral control and perceived severity of disease are the most important determinants of patients’ intention to use the online inquiry services provided by internet hospitals. Therefore, internet hospitals should further optimize the design of online service delivery and ensure a reasonable assembly of high-quality experts, which will benefit the promotion of patients’ adoption intention toward online inquiry services for health purposes. Perceived convenience, emotional preference, and perceived risks also have effects on behavioral intention. Therefore, the relevant quality control standards and regulations for internet hospitals should be further developed and improved, and the measures to protect personal information should be strengthened to ensure the patient safety. Our study supports the use of the TPB in explaining patients’ intention to use online inquiry services provided by internet hospitals.

Past Purchasing Behavior in E-Commerce

2005 ◽  
pp. 209-234
Author(s):  
TerryAnn Glandon ◽  
Christine M. Haynes
Keyword(s):  
Online Shopping ◽  
Behavioral Control ◽  
Gain Control ◽  
Subjective Norm ◽  
Perceived Behavioral Control ◽  
Web Survey ◽  
Purchasing Behavior ◽  
Past Behavior ◽  
The Future ◽  
Potential Customers

As e-commerce becomes more competitive, it is increasingly important for Web vendors to understand why people choose to—or choose not to—buy online. Ajzen (1985, 1991) developed the Theory of Planned Behavior to predict and explain human behavior. The current study tests a modified form of the theory in an online shopping context. It is hypothesized that past online purchasing behavior will contribute toward explaining intentions to purchase online in the future, independent of the theory’s original antecedents—attitude, subjective norm, and perceived behavioral control. Two-hundred-forty students from two universities completed a Web survey developed from an open-ended elicitation questionnaire. Results indicate that in addition to attitude, subjective norm, and perceived behavioral control, past purchasing behavior is directly related to intentions to shop online in the future. Adding past purchasing behavior also significantly improves the explanatory effect of the model. Unexpectedly, past behavior was independent of attitude and subjective norm, but interacted with perceived behavioral control. These results suggest that the challenge to Web vendors is to entice potential customers to try online shopping, as experienced shoppers quickly gain control and confidence in the online shopping process.

scholarly journals Predicting Use of Ineffective Responsive, Structure and Control Vegetable Parenting Practices With the Model of Goal Directed Behavior

2013 ◽  
Vol 2 (6) ◽  
pp. 80 ◽  
Author(s):  
Tom Baranowski ◽  
Alicia Beltran ◽  
Tzu-An Chen ◽  
Debbe Thompson ◽  
Teresia O’Connor ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Parenting Practices ◽  
Vegetable Intake ◽  
Behavioral Control ◽  
Perceived Barriers ◽  
Internet Survey ◽  
Perceived Behavioral Control ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
And Control ◽  
Goal Directed Behavior ◽  
Attitude Subscale

<p>This study reports the modeling of three categories of ineffective vegetable parenting practices (IVPP) separately (responsive, structure, and control vegetable parenting practices). An internet survey was employed for a cross sectional assessment of parenting practices and cognitive-emotional variables. Parents (n = 307) of preschool children (3-5 years old) were recruited through announcements and postings. Models were analyzed with block regression and backward deletion procedures using a composite IVPP scale as the dependent variable. The independent variables included validated scales from a Model of Goal Directed Vegetable Parenting Practices (MGDVPP), including: intention, habit, perceived barriers, desire, competence, autonomy, relatedness, attitudes, norms, perceived behavioral control, and anticipated emotions. The available scales accounted for 26.5%, 16.7% and 44.6% of the variance in the IVPP responsive, structure and control subscales, respectively. Different sets of diverse variables predicted the three IVPP constructs. Intentions, Habits and Perceived Behavioral Control were strong predictors for each of the IVPP constructs, but the subscales were specific to each IVPP construct. Parent emotional responses, an infrequently investigated variable, was an important predictor of ineffective responsive vegetable parenting practices and ineffective structure vegetable parenting practices, but not ineffective control vegetable parenting practices. An Attitude subscale and a Norms subscale predicted ineffective responsive vegetable parenting practices alone. This was the first report of psychometrically tested scales to predict use of IVPP subscales. Further research is needed to verify these findings in larger longitudinal cohorts. Interventions to increase child vegetable intake may have to reduce IVPP.</p>

scholarly journals Effect of Education on Preventive Home Accident Practices by Mothers with Toddlers: Using the Theory of Planned Behavior

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Roya Amini ◽  
Narges Kalvandi ◽  
Masoud Khodaveisi ◽  
Leili Tapak
Keyword(s):  
Theory Of Planned Behavior ◽  
Planned Behavior ◽  
Behavioral Control ◽  
Subjective Norms ◽  
Cluster Sampling ◽  
Perceived Behavioral Control ◽  
Significant Difference ◽  
Comprehensive Health ◽  
Quasi Experimental ◽  
And Control

Abstract Background Home accidents are one of the causes of death and disability in toddlers. This study aimed to determine the effect of education on preventive home accident practices by mothers with toddlers with regard to the Theory of Planned Behavior (TPB). Methods This research was a quasi-experimental study conducted on 116 mothers referred to comprehensive health centers (58 mothers per experimental and control groups), who were selected using cluster sampling method. Data were collected by a researcher-made TPB questionnaire, and then educational intervention was performed based on the TPB in four 45-60 minute sessions for the experimental group. After two months, the data were recollected from the two groups and analyzed by SPSS software version 16. Results Comparing the scores of knowledge, TPB constructs (i.e., attitude, perceived behavioral control, behavioral intention, and subjective norms), and preventive home accident practices of mothers revealed no statistically significant difference between the two groups at the beginning of the study. After having the intervention, there was a significant difference between the two groups of mothers regarding knowledge, TPB constructs (except for subjective norms), and preventive home accident practices for toddlers (p <0.001). Conclusion Preventive home accident practices adopted by mothers with toddlers enhanced after applying the TPB ; hence, this theory-based education can be used as a proper theoretical framework for toddlers’ home accident prevention.

Control, Norms, and Attitudes: Differences Between Students Who Do and Do Not Intervene as Bystanders to Sexual Assault

2016 ◽  
Vol 33 (15) ◽  
pp. 2379-2401 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jill C. Hoxmeier ◽  
Brian R. Flay ◽  
Alan C. Acock
Keyword(s):  
Sexual Assault ◽  
Behavioral Control ◽  
Theoretical Framework ◽  
Subjective Norms ◽  
Perceived Behavioral Control ◽  
Bystander Behavior ◽  
Positive Attitudes ◽  
Undergraduate University Students ◽  
The Future ◽  
Health Related

Sexual assault is a major concern on the U.S. college campus. Engaging students as pro-social bystanders has become more common as a potentially effective mechanism for reducing the incidence of sexual assault and mitigating the harm of assaults that have already occurred. Understanding the influences of pro-social bystander behavior is imperative to developing effective programs, and the use of an evidence-based theoretical framework can help identify the differences between students who intervene and those who do not when presented with the opportunity. A sample of 815 undergraduate university students completed the Sexual Assault Bystander Behavior Questionnaire, a survey based on the theory of planned behavior (TPB) that investigates students’ perceived behavioral control to intervene, subjective norms that support intervening, attitudes toward intervening, and intent to intervene in the future. Two-tailed t tests revealed interveners reported significantly greater perceived behavioral control than non-interveners for eight of the 12 intervention behaviors, more supportive subjective norms than non-interveners for seven of the 12 intervention behaviors, more positive attitudes than non-interveners for only one of the 12 intervention behaviors, and greater intent to intervene in the future for six of the 12 intervention behaviors. Differences in the four TPB variables were not consistent for the 12 intervention behaviors. The use of a theoretical framework found to be effective in explaining—and changing—other health-related behaviors, and the inquiry into students’ opportunities to intervene to compare against their reported intervention behaviors, is new to this body of literature and contributes to the understanding of the influences of pro-social bystander behavior.

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