To examine how well the theories of reasoned action and planned behavior predict condom
use, the authors synthesized 96 data sets (N= 22,594) containing associations between the …

Contemporary public health emphasizes a community-based approach to health promotion
and disease prevention. The evidence from the past 20 years indicates, however, that many …

Social support is defined as the perceived or actual receipt of social resources (eg, tangible,
emotional) and is one of the most reliable predictors of disease morbidity and mortality. In …

It is difficult now to reconstruct the logic that led us to believe that the nature of human
relationships—the degree to which an individual is interconnected and embedded in a …

This book will change the way we understand the future of our planet. It is both alarming and
hopeful. James Gustave Speth, renowned as a visionary environmentalist leader, warns that …

There is growing evidence that well designed, targeted, theory-based behaviour change
interventions can be effective in reducing the spread of HIV. Although each behaviour is …

Two studies are presented that evaluate newly developed scales of sensation seeking and
sexual compulsivity. Results showed that the scales were reliable and correlated with …

This study assessed the effects of 3 theoretically grounded, school-based HIV prevention
interventions on inner-city minority high school students' levels of HIV prevention …

Curricula in US public schools are often the focus of heated debate, and few subjects spark
more controversy than sex education. While conservatives argue that sexual abstinence …

This book is about community psychology. Community psychology is based on a way of
thinking. Our intention in this book is to develop that way of thinking and to show how the …