theories of behaviour change

fear drive model

producing exessively frightening messages to preventively reduce behaviour

subjective expected utility theory

purely cognitve model, people make decisions weighing the potential costs and benefits of a certain behaviour

social cognitive theory

besides subjective potential costs and benefits, also emotional and social components influence behaviour

Self-efficacy theory

people’s beliefs about their capabilities to produce designated levels of performance, influences behaviour

health belief model

cognitive model that assumes that perceived susceptibillity, severity, barriers and benefits predict the likelihood of a behaviour

updatet with cues to action, self-efficacy and otherdemograpic and psychological variables

protection motivation theory

cognitive model where threat appraisals and coping appraisals influence the protection motivation (= intention to preform a behaviour)

theory of reasoned action

social-cognitive model that explains behaviour by attitude toward the behaviour (based on beliefs and outcome) and subjective norm (beliefs about social norms and importance of approval)

theory of planned behaviour

social-cognitive theory, an exention of the theory of reasoned action, it adds perceived behavioural control and past behaviour

social cogition theory

social-cognitve behaviour model, where goals, influenced by self efficacy, outcome expectations and facillitators and inpediments drive behaviour

transtheoretical model of change (stage model)

integrates psychotherapy and behavioural change; behaviour changes occur in stages determined by motivation, decision making and self-efficacy

self-determination theory

intrinsic motivation needed for change, and only possible when basic psychological needs are fulfilled

social ecological models

focusses on the powerfull influence that social relationships have on health behaviour, trough different levels of a social network