scholarly journals The Common Sense Model of Self-Regulation: Meta-Analysis and Test of a Process Model

2017 ◽  
Author(s):  
Martin S Hagger ◽  
Severine Koch ◽  
Nikos chatzisarantis ◽  
Sheina Orbell
Keyword(s):  
Coping Strategies ◽  
Common Sense ◽  
Perceived Control ◽  
Process Model ◽  
Meta Analysis ◽  
Self Regulation ◽  
Common Sense Model ◽  
The Common ◽  
Emotional Representations ◽  
Sense Model

According to the common-sense model of self-regulation, individuals form lay representations of illnesses that guide coping procedures to manage illness threat. We meta-analyzed studies adopting the model to (a) examine the intercorrelations among illness representation dimensions, coping strategies, and illness outcomes; (b) test the sufficiency of a process model in which relations between illness representations and outcomes were mediated by coping strategies; and (c) test effects of moderators on model relations. Studies adopting the common-sense model in chronic illness (k = 254) were subjected to random-effects meta-analysis. The pattern of zero-order corrected correlations among illness representation dimensions (identity, consequences, timeline, perceived control, illness coherence, emotional representations), coping strategies (avoidance, cognitive reappraisal, emotion venting, problem-focused generic, problem-focused specific, seeking social support), and illness outcomes (disease state, distress, well-being, physical, role, and social functioning) was consistent with previous analyses. Meta-analytic path analyses supported a process model that included direct effects of illness representations on outcomes and indirect effects mediated by coping. Emotional representations and perceived control were consistently related to illness-related and functional outcomes via, respectively, lower and greater employment of coping strategies to deal with symptoms or manage treatment. Representations signaling threat (consequences, identity) had specific positive and negative indirect effects on outcomes through problem- and emotion-focused coping strategies. There was little evidence of moderation of model effects by study design, illness type and context, and study quality. A revised process model is proposed to guide future research which includes effects of moderators, individual differences, and beliefs about coping and treatment.

scholarly journals The common sense model of self-regulation: Meta-analysis and test of a process model.

2017 ◽  
Vol 143 (11) ◽  
pp. 1117-1154 ◽  
Author(s):  
Martin S. Hagger ◽  
Severine Koch ◽  
Nikos L. D. Chatzisarantis ◽  
Sheina Orbell
Keyword(s):  
Common Sense ◽  
Process Model ◽  
Meta Analysis ◽  
Self Regulation ◽  
Common Sense Model ◽  
The Common ◽  
Sense Model

scholarly journals Applying a Common-Sense Approach to Fighting Obesity

2012 ◽  
Vol 2012 ◽  
pp. 1-8 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jessica Y. Breland ◽  
Ashley M. Fox ◽  
Carol R. Horowitz ◽  
Howard Leventhal
Keyword(s):  
Common Sense ◽  
Weight Maintenance ◽  
Self Regulation ◽  
Initial Weight ◽  
Initial Weight Loss ◽  
Common Sense Model ◽  
Change Models ◽  
Obesity Epidemic ◽  
The Common ◽  
Sense Model

The obesity epidemic is a threat to the health of millions and to the economic viability of healthcare systems, governments, businesses, and nations. A range of answers come to mind if and when we ask, “What can we, health professionals (physicians, nurses, nutritionists, behavioral psychologists), do about this epidemic?” In this paper, we describe the Common-Sense Model of Self-Regulation as a framework for organizing existent tools and creating new tools to improve control of the obesity epidemic. Further, we explain how the Common-Sense Model can augment existing behavior-change models, with particular attention to the strength of the Common-Sense Model in addressing assessment and weight maintenance beyond initial weight loss.

Using the Common Sense Model of Self-Regulation to Understand the Relationship Between Symptom Reporting and Trait Negative Affect

2014 ◽  
Vol 21 (6) ◽  
pp. 989-994 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lisa M. McAndrew ◽  
Pablo A. Mora ◽  
Karen S. Quigley ◽  
Elaine A. Leventhal ◽  
Howard Leventhal
Keyword(s):  
Negative Affect ◽  
Common Sense ◽  
Self Regulation ◽  
Symptom Reporting ◽  
Common Sense Model ◽  
The Common ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
Sense Model

Reformulating the Common Sense Model of Self-Regulation

2016 ◽  
Vol 29 (2) ◽  
pp. 154-159 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jennifer T. Sonney ◽  
Kathleen C. Insel
Keyword(s):  
Common Sense ◽  
Self Regulation ◽  
Common Sense Model ◽  
The Common ◽  
Sense Model

Illness-Related Cognition

2017 ◽  
Author(s):  
Amy E. Richardson ◽  
Elizabeth Broadbent
Keyword(s):  
Health Outcomes ◽  
Common Sense ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Physical Symptoms ◽  
Coping Behaviors ◽  
Common Sense Model ◽  
Cognitive Representations ◽  
The Common ◽  
Emotional Representations ◽  
Sense Model

Cognitions about illness have been identified as contributors to health-related behavior, psychological well-being, and overall health. Several different theories have been developed to explain how cognitions may exert their impact on health outcomes. This article includes three theories: the Health Belief Model (HBM), the Theory of Planned Behavior (TPB), and the Common Sense Model (CSM), with the primary focus on the CSM. The HBM posits that cognitions regarding susceptibility to a health threat, the severity of the threat, and the benefits and costs associated with behavior, will determine whether or not a behavior is performed. In the TPB, behavior is thought to be a consequence of intention to act, which is shaped by attitudes regarding a behavior, subjective norms, and perceived behavioral control. The Common Sense Model (CSM) proposes that individuals form cognitive representations of illness (known as illness perceptions) as well as emotional representations, which are key determinants of coping behaviors to manage the illness. Coping behaviors are theorized to have direct relationships with physical and psychological health outcomes. Cognitive representations encompass perceptions regarding the consequences posed by the illness, its timeline, personal ability to control the illness, whether the illness can be cured or controlled by treatment, and the identity of the illness (including its label and symptoms). Emotional representations reflect feelings such as fear, anger, and depression about the illness. The development of illness representations is influenced by a number of factors, including personal experience, the nature of physical symptoms, personality traits, and the social and cultural context. Illness cognitions can vary considerably between patients and health care professionals. There are a number of methods to assess illness-related cognitions, and increasing evidence that modifying negative or inaccurate cognitions can improve health outcomes.

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