HEALTH BELIEF MODEL
- doesn’t take into account habit’s and attitudes, or mood
- face validity- can predict the likelihood of action
- cannot measure modifying factors
- provides link between attitudes and behaviour- EV
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Murray and McMillan
- attrition of subjects
- problems with questionnaires
- only assessing one type of behavior
- only applicable to girls frm Northern Ireland- not generalisable
- increase confidence
- no imperial way of measuring the variables
- not EV to ask questionnaire
- time consuming- long questionnaire
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People pass through 2 stages of assessment when performing any behaviour |
Personal area |
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THEORY OF REASONED ACTION
- two sided- looks at personal and social beliefs
- significant detriment of behaviour
- components of the model EV (c/r to all)
- relationship between intension and actually doing it- may be due to other reasons. Valid?
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done over 6 weeks. Attrition
probs with questionnaires
320 men- generalisibility
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Motivation to comply with self beliefs and perceived beliefs of significant others is an effective was of determining the likelihood of behaviour. |
Same as above |
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PROTECTION MOTIVATION THEORY
- intergrates different models of health behaviour
- t take into account external factors (c/r BHM& TRA)
- doesn’t take into account changing behaviour
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Van der Velde
- probs with questionnaire
- mixture of homo and hetro- generalisable to both but only those in Amsterdam
- subjective response
- valid if not take into account personal habits?
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Sexual behaviour can be predicted by the treat and coping appraisal, though this is improved by additional variables such as social norms. |
Self –selected. Has IC |
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SELF EFFICACY
- Takes into account practicality of behavior and personal attitudes towards it.
- Accounts for individual beliefs and feelings.
- Restricted to self and self beliefs- not take into account external factors e.g. culture and religion
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Wulfert and Wan
- No standardised way to measure- reliable?
- Problems with survey- lie about personal feelingsà
reliable?
- Everyone’s reasons for feeling sth is diff, they way that they feel it is diff- still valid?
- Only used college students that were boys
- Not EV to use questionnaires
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Personal beliefs and componance determine whether a person is likely to engage in a behaviour. |
Condom and sex is a personal area
Deception
IC
withdrawal |
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