Brief Scales for the Multilingual Assessment of HAPA Variables Page 1 Brief Scales for the
Multilingual Assessment of HAPA Variables Health Action Process Approach Maryam Gholami …

Schwarzer (2008) reviews the evidence for two major contributions of the Health Action
Process Approach model (HAPA) to current theory and behavioral health research:(1) the …

Health-compromising behaviors such as cigarette smoking and poor dietary habits are
difficult to change. Most social-cognitive theories assume that the intention to change is the …

Schwarzer characterises theories as being Continuum Models or Stage Models. We prefer
the labels Theories of Behavior and Theories of Behavior Change. The stage concept is …

On the Assessment and Analysis of Variables in the Health Action Process Approach:
Conducting an Investigation Page 1 1 On the Assessment and Analysis of Variables in the …

This chapter discusses two leading stage theories of health behaviour: the transtheoretical
model (TTM; Prochaska and DiClemente 1983; Prochaska et al. 1992, 2008; Prochaska and …

The 12-item version of the General Health Questionnaire (GHQ-12) has become a popular
screening instrument with which to measure general psychological health in different …

There has been a debate about the structure of the 12-item General Health Questionnaire
(GHQ-12). While some researchers believe it taps two or three dimensions, others think its …

This response to five excellent commentaries is intended to clarify some issues in research
on health behavior change that appear to be ambiguous or controversial, such as the …

Although the GHQ-12 was designed as a unidimensional scale, two-and three-factor models
have been frequently reported. The purposes of this study are:(a) to examine whether …