Applying the theory of planned behavior: Examining how communication, attitudes, social norms, and perceived behavioral control relate to healthy lifestyle intention in Singapore

Graduate students have become the driving force of scientific research at Chinese universities. Therefore, further work is needed to understand what influences postgraduate students' academic integrity. Using the theory of planned behavior, this study investigated the relationships between postgraduates' attitude toward academic integrity, social norms (subjective, descriptive, and moral), perceived behavioral control, and intentions, and examined the moderating role of social identity in the relationship between social norms and intentions. We conducted a survey with 1,256 Chinese biomedical postgraduate students, and analyzed the data with structural equation modeling. The results show that attitude, subjective norms, descriptive norms, and perceived behavioral control influenced students' academic integrity-related behavioral intentions. The model explained over half of the variance in intentions, indicating that attitude, subjective norms, descriptive norms, and perceived behavioral control were the main variables influencing academic integrity-related behaviors. The theory of planned behavior can be applied in research on postgraduates' academic integrity.

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Broadening the evidence for the Theory of Planned Behavior: predicting heavy episodic drinking in Argentinean female and male youth

Health and Addictions/Salud y Drogas ◽

10.21134/haaj.v17i2.323 ◽

2017 ◽

Vol 17 (2) ◽

pp. 159-167 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Raquel I Peltzer ◽

Karina Conde ◽

Maria Ayelen Biscarra ◽

Aldana Lichtenberger ◽

Mariana Cremonte

Keyword(s):

Theory Of Planned Behavior ◽

Social Norms ◽

Planned Behavior ◽

Perceived Control ◽

Behavioral Control ◽

Heavy Episodic Drinking ◽

Perceived Behavioral Control ◽

Male Youth ◽

Prevention Interventions ◽

And Performance

Introduction: Although the Theory of Planned Behavior has successfully been applied to explain heavy episodic drinking, recent reviews have identified gaps in the literature. Among them the role of gender, scarce research from non English speaking countries (and thus, other drinking contexts) and lastly, contradictory results regarding the measures used to evaluate social norms and perceived behavioral control. Objective: We aim to broaden the evidence for the Theory of Planned Behavior by evaluating the capacity of the model to predict heavy episodic drinking in Argentinean female and male youth. Methods: In this study a psychometrically sound measure is used and which evaluates both dimensions of social norms and perceived control. We measured Theory of Planned Behavior variables and last month heavy episodic drinking at two-time frames. Multiple linear and logistic regressions were performed. Results: Attitude was the main predictor of heavy episodic drinking intention; there were gender differences, among women perceived behavioral control and subjective norm were also predictors of heavy episodic drinking intentions. The intention was the main predictor of heavy episodic drinking for both genders, while perceived behavioral control was also a predictor among women. Conclusions: Theory of Planned Behavior allows us to better understand the motivational variables related to heavy episodic drinking intention and performance, and thus, to design appropriate prevention interventions.

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Theorizing News Literacy Behaviors

Communication Theory ◽

10.1093/ct/qtaa005 ◽

2020 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Emily K Vraga ◽

Melissa Tully ◽

Adam Maksl ◽

Stephanie Craft ◽

Seth Ashley

Keyword(s):

Theory Of Planned Behavior ◽

Social Norms ◽

Planned Behavior ◽

Research Agenda ◽

Behavioral Control ◽

Theory Building ◽

Perceived Behavioral Control ◽

News Literacy ◽

Definition Of ◽

Concise Definition

Abstract Despite renewed interest in news literacy (NL) as a way to combat mis- and dis-information, existing scholarship is plagued by insufficient theory building and inadequate conceptualization of both “NL” and its application. We address this concern by offering a concise definition of NL and suggest five key knowledge and skill domains that comprise this literacy. We distinguish NL from its application to behaviors that communication scholars have been interested in, including news exposure, verification, and identifying misinformation. We propose an adapted Theory of Planned Behavior (TPB) to include NL in addition to the existing components (attitudes towards the behavior, social norms, perceived behavioral control) when modeling NL Behaviors. We discuss how this model can unite scholars across subfields and propose a research agenda for moving scholarship forward.

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Predictive Social Norms of Physicians’ Intention to Use Liver Cancer Screening: Based on an Extended Theory of Planned Behavior

10.21203/rs.3.rs-88921/v1 ◽

2020 ◽

Author(s):

Qingwen Deng ◽

Wenbin Liu

Keyword(s):

Cancer Screening ◽

Liver Cancer ◽

Theory Of Planned Behavior ◽

Social Norms ◽

Planned Behavior ◽

Malignant Tumors ◽

Behavioral Control ◽

Perceived Behavioral Control ◽

Intention To Use ◽

Cross Sectional

Abstract Background: Globally, liver cancer is one of the most malignant tumors and has become a great concern to public health. The serious context of liver cancer prevention and control urges researchers to find more evidence about liver cancer screening and to expand its use. The purpose of this study was to determine the predictors associated with physicians’ intention to use liver cancer screening. Methods: We took contrast-enhanced ultrasound (CEUS) as an example, and developed the research framework by adding socials norms to the Theory of Planned Behavior (TPB). Data was collected via a cross-sectional questionnaire survey on a sample of 292 physicians randomly selected from Fujian and Jiangxi provinces in China with a high and low incidence of liver cancer, respectively. Due to the multicollinearity problem of the data, ridge regression was applied to determine the influencing factors of physicians’ intention to use CEUS. Results: Most of the participants (87.30%) reported that they were willing to use liver cancer screening in their clinical practice. The scores of TPB variables were generally higher than those of social norms variables. Regression results indicated that the proposed model was explanatory, which has accounted for 72.6% of the total variance in physicians’ intention. Analyses also illustrated the significant role of TPB variables (attitude and perceived behavioral control) and social norms variables (personal norms, organizational norms, and industrial norms) on the physicians’ intention to use CEUS. Conclusions: The study extended the Theory of Planned Behavior (TPB) by including the concepts of social norms, which is not only conducive to expanding the knowledge of factors associated with physicians’ intention to use liver cancer screening, but also provide implications for developing strategies to promote the use of certain health services or products, such as playing the roles of core members, holding the panel meeting, and establishing an information push system.

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COVID-19 Experiences and Social Distancing: Insights From the Theory of Planned Behavior

American Journal of Health Promotion ◽

10.1177/08901171211020997 ◽

2021 ◽

pp. 089011712110209

Author(s):

Rochelle L. Frounfelker ◽

Tara Santavicca ◽

Zhi Yin Li ◽

Diana Miconi ◽

Vivek Venkatesh ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Theory Of Planned Behavior ◽

Social Norms ◽

Planned Behavior ◽

Behavioral Intentions ◽

Behavioral Control ◽

Perceived Discrimination ◽

Measurement Model ◽

Perceived Behavioral Control ◽

Cross Sectional ◽

Social Distancing

Purpose: The objective of this study is to identify the relationship between COVID-19 experiences, perceived COVID-19 behavioral control, social norms and attitudes, and future intention to follow social distancing guidelines. Design: This is a cross-sectional study. Setting: Participants responded to an on-line survey in June 2020. Subjects: The study included 3,183 residents within Quebec, Canada aged 18 and over. Measures: Measures include perceived COVID-19 related discrimination, fear of COVID-19 infection, prior exposure to COVID-19, and prior social distancing behavior. Participants self-reported attitudes, perceived behavioral control, and perceived norms related to social distancing. Finally, we measured social distancing behavioral intention. Analysis: We evaluated a theory of planned behavior (TPB) measurement model of social distancing using confirmatory factor analysis (CFA). The association between COVID-19 perceived discrimination, fear of infection, previous social distancing behavior, exposure to COVID-19, TPB constructs and behavioral intentions to social distance were estimated using SEM path analysis. Results: TPB constructs were positively associated with intention to follow social distancing guidelines. Fear of COVID-19 infection and prior social distancing behavior were positively associated with behavioral intentions. In contrast, perceived discrimination was negatively associated with the outcome. Associations between fear of COVID-19, perceived COVID-19 discrimination and behavioral intentions were partially mediated by constructs of TPB. Conclusions: COVID-19 prevention efforts designed to emphasize positive attitudes, perceived control, and social norms around social distancing should carefully balance campaigns that heighten fear of infection along with anti- discrimination messaging.

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Factors affecting the intention of purchasing the smartwatch of Nha Trang Consumers by using extended theory of planned behavior

Science & Technology Development Journal - Economics - Law and Management ◽

10.32508/stdjelm.v5i1.689 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 5 (1) ◽

pp. 1187-1199

Author(s):

Nga Thi Nguyen

Keyword(s):

Theory Of Planned Behavior ◽

Social Norms ◽

Planned Behavior ◽

Structural Equation ◽

Behavioral Control ◽

Equation Modeling ◽

Perceived Behavioral Control ◽

Aesthetic Design ◽

Extended Theory ◽

Perceived Price

The main aims of this study is to explore the intention to use smart watches from consumers perspective. The study applied the extended theory of planned behavior by integrating two additional variables including: aesthetic design and perceived price in addition to variables in the original intended behavior theory model, specifically: attitudes towards smartwatch purchases, perceived behavioral control and social norms to explain consumers' intent to buy smartwatches in Nha Trang city. This study adopts partial least squares structural equation modeling (PLS-SEM) technique to test the reliability and validity of the measures based on a sample of 200 consumers in Nha Trang. The results indicate that five proposed hypotheses are supported by data with an increasing degree of impact, which are perceived behavioral control (ß = 0.58), attitudes towards smartwatch purchases (ß = 0.20), aesthetic design (ß = 0.15), perceived price (ß = 0.14) and social norms (ß = 0.11). The research results are expected to make significant contributions both in academic research and practical research through useful and practical recommendations for watch product consumption.

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A Psychological Process of Bureaucratic Whistleblowing: Applying the Theory of Planned Behavior

The American Review of Public Administration ◽

10.1177/02750740211003345 ◽

2021 ◽

pp. 027507402110033

Author(s):

Hongseok Lee ◽

Minsung Michael Kang ◽

Sun Young Kim

Keyword(s):

Theory Of Planned Behavior ◽

Planned Behavior ◽

Structural Equation ◽

Structural Equation Models ◽

Behavioral Control ◽

Perceived Behavioral Control ◽

Psychological Process ◽

Public Employees ◽

The Public ◽

Using Data

Whistleblowing is a psychological process that involves the calculation of risks and benefits. While there exists a broad range of research on whistleblowing in the public sector, previous studies have not examined its entire process due to the limited focus on either whistleblowing intention or whistleblowing behavior. This study aims to fill this gap by applying the theory of planned behavior (TPB) to the whistleblowing context. Specifically, we examine how individual beliefs about the likely consequences of whistleblowing (attitude toward whistleblowing), others’ expectations about whistleblowing (subjective norm), and the capability of blowing the whistle (perceived behavioral control) influence public employees’ actual whistleblowing by way of their intention to report wrongdoings. A series of structural equation models are tested using data from the 2010 Merit Principles Survey. The findings show that the more the employees perceive that the consequences of whistleblowing are important, the more the key referents support whistleblowing, and the more the protections for whistleblowers are available, the more likely are their intentions to disclose wrongdoings and then actually engage in whistleblowing behavior. We conduct additional analyses for internal and external whistleblowers separately and find that there are both meaningful similarities and differences between the two groups. This study provides support for the validity of TPB as a theoretical framework for better understanding and explicating the psychological process of bureaucratic whistleblowing.

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Online Lactation Education for Healthcare Providers: A Theoretical Approach to Understanding Learning Outcomes

Journal of Human Lactation ◽

10.1177/0890334417724348 ◽

2017 ◽

Vol 33 (4) ◽

pp. 725-735 ◽

Cited By ~ 2

Author(s):

Amanda L. Watkins ◽

Joan E. Dodgson ◽

Darya Bonds McClain

Keyword(s):

Theory Of Planned Behavior ◽

Learning Outcomes ◽

Planned Behavior ◽

Evidence Based Practice ◽

Behavioral Control ◽

Healthcare Providers ◽

Meaningful Learning ◽

Perceived Behavioral Control ◽

Evidence Based ◽

Support Practices

Background: Breastfeeding competencies are not standardized in healthcare education for any of the health professions. A few continuing education/professional development programs have been implemented, but research regarding the efficacy of these programs is scarce. Research aim: After a 45-hour lactation course, (a) Does breastfeeding knowledge increase? (b) Do beliefs and attitudes about infant feeding improve? (c) Does perceived behavioral control over performance of evidence-based lactation support practices increase? and (d) Do intentions to carry out evidence-based lactation support practices increase? Methods: A nonexperimental pretest–posttest self-report survey design was conducted with a nonprobability sample of participants ( N = 71) in a lactation course. Theory of Planned Behavior variables were measured and a before–after course analysis was completed. Results: Significantly higher scores were found on the posttests for knowledge, beliefs about breastfeeding scale, and the perceived behavioral control scale. Participants’ self-efficacy increased after the course; their beliefs about social norms and their ability to effect change in their workplaces did not change significantly. Participants’ intention to perform actions that are consistent with the evidence-based breastfeeding supportive behaviors increased significantly. Positive beliefs about formula feeding significantly increased; this was unexpected. Conclusion: The Theory of Planned Behavior provided a useful approach for examining more meaningful learning outcomes than the traditional knowledge and/or satisfaction outcomes. This study was the first to suggest that more meaningful learning outcomes are needed to evaluate lactation programs. However, it is not enough to educate healthcare providers in evidence-based practice; the places they practice must have the infrastructure to support evidence-based practice.

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Intention to adopt cryptocurrency: a robust contribution of trust and the theory of planned behavior

Journal of Economic and Administrative Sciences ◽

10.1108/jeas-10-2021-0204 ◽

2022 ◽

Vol ahead-of-print (ahead-of-print) ◽

Author(s):

Bahadur Ali Soomro ◽

Naimatullah Shah ◽

Nadia A. Abdelmegeed Abdelwahed

Keyword(s):

Theory Of Planned Behavior ◽

Planned Behavior ◽

Online Survey ◽

Behavioral Control ◽

Perceived Behavioral Control ◽

Cross Sectional ◽

Content Type ◽

Intention To Adopt ◽

Positive Effect ◽

Practical Implications

PurposeAt present, the adoption of cryptocurrency investment has brought consideration to the globe. The present paper attempts to investigate the intention to adopt cryptocurrency (IACR) among the potential investors of Pakistan.Design/methodology/approachThe theory of planned behavior (TPB) is applied to underpin the conceptual framework. The study uses a quantitative approach. The study collects cross-sectional data through an online survey questionnaire. In the last, the authors utilized 334 samples for outcomes.FindingsFindings of the SEM reveal a significant positive effect of attitude, subjective norms (SNs), perceived behavioral control (PBC) and trust on IACR.Practical implicationsThe outcomes of an investigation would develop further intention and trust towards cryptocurrency adoption. The results would support developing favorable policies regarding the reduction of the ban on cryptocurrency in Pakistan to make easier transactions of the investors further. Possibly, it brings several opportunities in all segments of society in making the digital transaction modes through cryptocurrency. Finally, the findings would further validate the TPB in the context of cryptocurrency.Originality/valueThe study provides a better understanding of cryptocurrency and investors IACR. The empirical evidence further develops the other individuals' intentions towards cryptocurrency usage.

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Perceived Behavioral Control as a Key to Integrative Medicine

Journal of Evidence-Based Integrative Medicine ◽

10.1177/2515690x18801581 ◽

2018 ◽

Vol 23 ◽

pp. 2515690X1880158 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Stephen R. Shamblen ◽

Katharine Atwood ◽

William Scarbrough ◽

David A. Collins ◽

Adam Rindfleisch ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Clinical Practice ◽

Theory Of Planned Behavior ◽

Planned Behavior ◽

Integrative Medicine ◽

Health Care Professionals ◽

Behavioral Control ◽

Perceived Behavioral Control ◽

Veterans Health ◽

Health Administration ◽

Integrative Health

The purpose of the present study was to identify the factors that are the strongest predictors of intentions and use of integrative medicine approaches in clinical practice. Ajzen’s theory of planned behavior was used to guide our examination of these questions. Health care professionals exposed to a Veterans Health Administration program (N = 288) who completed survey instruments prior to and immediately after the program and 3 months later were the participants for this study. Findings suggest that the theory of planned behavior performs reasonably well in explaining our data showing the integration of integrative medicine approaches into clinical practice. We found that self-efficacy to use integrative health approaches and perceived preparedness to discuss nonpharmaceutical approaches with patients were the strongest predictors of intentions to use integrative health approaches and self-reported change in clinical practice. The implications of these findings are discussed.

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