Objectives With a view to understanding and explaining human behavior, Bandura
developed social cognitive theory (SCT; 1986, 2001). This theory articulates the causal …

Background Increasing self-efficacy is an effective mechanism for increasing physical
activity, especially for older people. Purpose The aim of this review was to identify behaviour …

For youth and adults of color, prolonged exposure to racial discrimination may result in
debilitating psychological, behavioral, and health outcomes. Research has suggested that …

Methods: All participants received normal care. Intervention participants attended facilitated
meetings twice-weekly for 12 weeks, and followed a non-energy-restricted WFPB diet with …

In the wake of the sudden spread of COVID-19, a large amount of the Italian population
practiced incongruous behaviors with the protective health measures. The present study …

Self-efficacy is central to health behaviour theories due to its robust predictive capabilities. In
this paper, we present and review evidence for a self-efficacy-as-motivation argument in …

Social cognitive theory (SCT; Bandura 1986) has become a fundamental resource in
clinical, educational, social, developmental, health, and personality psychology. It has been …

Approximately 79 400 000 American adults, or 1 in 3, have cardiovascular disease (CVD). 1
CVD accounts for 36.3% or 1 of every 2.8 deaths in the United States and is the leading …

Background Although theories of health behavior have guided thousands of studies,
relatively few studies have compared these theories against one another. Purpose The …

Linear structural equation modeling has become an indispensable methodology for
specifying, estimating, and testing hypothesized interrelationships among a set of …