Does changing behavioral intentions engender behavior change? A meta-analysis of the experimental evidence.

TL Webb, P Sheeran - Psychological bulletin, 2006 - psycnet.apa.org
Numerous theories in social and health psychology assume that intentions cause behaviors.
However, most tests of the intention-behavior relation involve correlational studies that …

The theory of planned behaviour and binge drinking: Assessing the moderating role of past behaviour within the theory of planned behaviour

P Norman, M Conner - British journal of health psychology, 2006 - Wiley Online Library
A sample of 398 undergraduate students completed questionnaires assessing the main
constructs of the theory of planned behaviour (TPB) in relation to binge drinking, as well as …

Temporal framing and the decision to take part in type 2 diabetes screening: effects of individual differences in consideration of future consequences on persuasion.

S Orbell, M Hagger - Health Psychology, 2006 - psycnet.apa.org
Reliable individual differences in the extent to which people consider the long-and short-
term consequences of their own behaviors are hypothesized to influence the impact of a …

Measuring beliefs about taking hypoglycaemic medication among people with Type 2 diabetes

A Farmer, AL Kinmonth, S Sutton - Diabetic Medicine, 2006 - Wiley Online Library
Aims Identifying patients' beliefs about taking medication can inform interventions to support
medication taking, and their evaluation. We set out to establish the range of these beliefs …

How do patients who participate in cancer support groups differ from those who do not?

GE Grande, LB Myers, SR Sutton - Psycho‐oncology: Journal …, 2006 - Wiley Online Library
Research has shown that cancer patients in general benefit from support group
participation. However, few patients attend such groups. This study investigated differences …

Predicting smoking reduction among adolescents using an extended version of the theory of planned behaviour

IS Moan, J Rise - Psychology and Health, 2006 - Taylor & Francis
This study tested the ability of the theory of planned behaviour (TPB) to predict adolescents'
intentions to reduce smoking and the subsequent behaviour one year later. In addition, past …

Preparing for aging: Development, feasibility and preliminary results of an educational program for midlife and older based on proactive coping theory

C Bode, DTD de Ridder, JM Bensing - Patient education and counseling, 2006 - Elsevier
OBJECTIVES: This article describes the development, content, feasibility and first results of a
short educational program for preparing for aging, based on the process model of proactive …

Applying psychological theory to evidence-based clinical practice: identifying factors predictive of taking intra-oral radiographs

D Bonetti, NB Pitts, M Eccles, J Grimshaw… - Social science & …, 2006 - Elsevier
This study applies psychological theory to the implementation of evidence-based clinical
practice. The first objective was to see if variables from psychological frameworks …

Application of the theory of planned behavior to understand intentions to engage in physical and psychosocial health behaviors after cancer diagnosis

MA Andrykowski, AO Beacham… - … Oncology: Journal of …, 2006 - Wiley Online Library
A cancer diagnosis can trigger change in both lifestyle behaviors and mental health
outcomes such as 'growth'and 'benefit‐finding'. Assuming changes in mental health …

A randomized controlled psycho-education intervention trial: Improving psychological readiness for successful HIV medication adherence and reducing depression …

L Balfour, J Kowal, A Silverman, GA Tasca, JB Angel… - AIDS care, 2006 - Taylor & Francis
The purpose of this study was to evaluate a novel psycho-educational intervention intended
to increase patients' medication preparedness and treatment adherence skills before …