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Applications of Integrated Social Cognition Theories in Predicting and Changing Health Behavior

A special issue of Behavioral Sciences (ISSN 2076-328X). This special issue belongs to the section "Health Psychology".

Deadline for manuscript submissions: 31 March 2025 | Viewed by 7092

Special Issue Editors

Prof. Dr. Kyra Hamilton

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1. School of Applied Psychology, Griffith University, 176 Messines Ridge Road, Mt Gravatt, QLD 4122, Australia
2. Health Sciences Research Institute, University of California, Merced, CA 95343, USA
Interests: her main areas of research are health psychology and behavioral medicine with interests in health behavior motivation, self-regulation, and change; she is particularly interested in understanding the multiple effects of motivational, volitional, and automatic processes on health behavior and the translation of research findings into policy and practice
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Dr. Daniel Phipps

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1. Faculty of Sport and Health Sciences, University of Jyväskylä, P.O.Box 35, Jyväskylä FI-., 40014 Jyväskylän, Finland
2. School of Applied Psychology, Griffith University, 176 Messines Ridge Road, Mt Gravatt, QLD 4122, Australia
Interests: his core areas of research focus on testing integrated models of health psychology and behavioral medicine which include potential motivational, belief based, and automatic determinants of behavior; Daniel’s research has especially focused on modelling the effects of impulsive drivers of health behavior such as implicit beliefs and habits, extending the theory to the situations and contexts in which health behaviors are determined by conscious decision making or automatic responding

Special Issue Information

Dear Colleagues,

Modifying people’s health behavior requires identifying target behavioral determinants and the accompanying mechanisms by which they guide the behavior. An extensive evidence base of salient antecedents and processes explaining people’s health behavior is provided by prototypical models of social cognition, such as the theory of planned behavior. However, these theories have inherent limitations, and more complex models have emerged that encompass multiple phases and processes, such as the health action process approach and the reflective–impulsive model. Recently, researchers have focused on extending these models and integrating constructs from multiple theories to provide further insight into the complexities of health behavior. This Special Issue aims to provide a collection of papers that showcase integrated theoretical approaches and their adoption and application for predicting and explaining health behavior. The studies in this Special Issue will highlight the multiple processes likely to impact health behavior derived from theory integration, and will provide suggestions on how these data can inform the development of effective behavioral interventions.

Prof. Dr. Kyra Hamilton
Dr. Daniel Phipps
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Keywords

  • social cognition models
  • integrated models
  • psychology
  • behavior change
  • prediction
  • health behavior

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The Role of Intention, Behavioral Regulation, and Physical Activity Behavior in the Prediction of Physical Activity Identity across Time
by Colin M. Wierts, Edward Kroc and Ryan E. Rhodes
Behav. Sci. 2024, 14(10), 886; https://doi.org/10.3390/bs14100886 - 1 Oct 2024
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Physical activity identity represents an important determinant of sustained physical activity behavior. The purpose of this investigation was to examine whether intention, behavioral regulation, and moderate-to-vigorous physical activity (MVPA) behavior explain significant variation in physical activity identity across time. Using a repeated measures [...] Read more.
Physical activity identity represents an important determinant of sustained physical activity behavior. The purpose of this investigation was to examine whether intention, behavioral regulation, and moderate-to-vigorous physical activity (MVPA) behavior explain significant variation in physical activity identity across time. Using a repeated measures observational design, lower-active adults new or returning to physical activity participation (N = 66) completed measures of study variables every three weeks over the course of a nine-week period (four assessments total). Based on the results of mixed-effects regression modelling, there was a small, non-significant increase in physical activity identity across time (b = 0.07, p = 0.13). Intention, MVPA, and behavioral regulation mostly had significant (ps < 0.05) bivariate correlations with physical activity identity at the same time point of assessment. Behavioral regulation explained significant variation in physical activity identity across time (b = 0.26, p < 0.0001), but intention and MVPA were non-significant (ps > 0.05) after including a random intercept and controlling for behavioral regulation. Identity was resistant to change among new physical activity initiates in this study and longer time frames of assessment are needed (e.g., six months). Behavioral regulation should be examined as a determinant of physical activity identity in future investigations. Full article
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Understanding Parental Adherence to Early Childhood Domestic Injury Prevention: A Cross-Cultural Test of the Integrated Behavior–Change Model
by Roni M. Y. Chiu and Derwin K. C. Chan
Behav. Sci. 2024, 14(8), 701; https://doi.org/10.3390/bs14080701 - 12 Aug 2024
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Unintentional injuries pose a significant risk to children in early years globally. In particular, toddlers and preschoolers are vulnerable to injuries that occur at home. Despite the availability of preventive measures that can greatly reduce the risks of domestic injuries, some caregivers (e.g., [...] Read more.
Unintentional injuries pose a significant risk to children in early years globally. In particular, toddlers and preschoolers are vulnerable to injuries that occur at home. Despite the availability of preventive measures that can greatly reduce the risks of domestic injuries, some caregivers (e.g., parents) of children in early childhood may not fully implement these safety measures due to poor behavioral adherence or low awareness of the risk of domestic injury. Therefore, it is crucial to understand how caregivers in different cultural contexts approach injury prevention in the home environment. In this multi-cultural study, we investigated the motivational and belief processes underlying childhood domestic injury prevention among a total of 2059 primary caregivers (parents/guardians) of infant and toddlers (aged 2 to 6 years) across four societies, Australia (AU; N = 500), the United States (US; N = 500), Singapore (SG; N = 507), and Hong Kong (HK; N = 552), by applying the integrated model of self-determination theory (SDT) and theory of planned behavior (TPB). Our results support the key tenets of the integrated model and demonstrated cultural invariance model pathways across the four societies studied. In particular, the positive relationships among psychological need support, autonomous motivation, socio-cognitive beliefs, intention, and behavior adherence remained constant across societies. With a multi-cultural sample, this study provides valuable insights into the similarities and differences in motivation and beliefs surrounding childhood domestic injury prevention across these four societies. Full article
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Predicting Adolescents’ Leisure-Time Physical Activity Levels: A Three-Wave Prospective Test of the Integrated Model of Self-Determination Theory and the Theory of Planned Behavior
by Diana L. Y. Su, Alison W. L. Wan, Lei Zhang, Jun Teng and Derwin K. C. Chan
Behav. Sci. 2024, 14(8), 693; https://doi.org/10.3390/bs14080693 - 9 Aug 2024
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A three-wave prospective study was conducted to provide a better understanding of the ability of the integrated model of self-determination theory (SDT) and the theory of planned behavior (TPB) to predict future physical activity (PA) engagement among adolescents. Nearly 2500 secondary school students [...] Read more.
A three-wave prospective study was conducted to provide a better understanding of the ability of the integrated model of self-determination theory (SDT) and the theory of planned behavior (TPB) to predict future physical activity (PA) engagement among adolescents. Nearly 2500 secondary school students from China were recruited to test the hypothesized pathway from autonomous motivation from SDT at baseline (T1) through the constructs of TPB one month later (T2) on leisure-time PA levels of secondary school students three months later (T3). The findings revealed that the structural equation models yielded excellent fit indices with χ2 = 1858.989, df = 257, CFI = 0.936, TLI = 0.926, RMSEA = 0.050 [90% CI = 0.048 to 0.052], and SRMR = 0.032. In particular, autonomous motivation at T1 was positively associated with attitude (R2 = 0.160), subjective norms (R2 = 0.160), and perceived behavioral control (PBC) (R2 = 0.173) at T2 (β = 0.395 to 0.414, p < 0.001) and subsequently associated with intention at T2 (R2 = 0.875, β = 0.112 to 0.478, p < 0.001). T2 intention was positively associated with leisure-time PA levels (R2 = 0.004) at T3. Our findings contribute to a better understanding of the motivational mechanisms and social cognition processes involved in predicting adolescents’ leisure-time PA levels among adolescents. Full article
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Testing the Effect of Cue Consistency on the Past Behavior–Habit–Physical Activity Relationship
by Daniel J. Phipps, Martin S. Hagger, David Mejia and Kyra Hamilton
Behav. Sci. 2024, 14(6), 445; https://doi.org/10.3390/bs14060445 - 24 May 2024
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Behavior performed in the presence of consistent cues is a core element for successful habit development, with the repeated presence of consistent cues facilitating the activation of automatic responses in future. Yet, little is known about the effects of different cue types on [...] Read more.
Behavior performed in the presence of consistent cues is a core element for successful habit development, with the repeated presence of consistent cues facilitating the activation of automatic responses in future. Yet, little is known about the effects of different cue types on habit. Using a two-wave prospective PLS-SEM model with a sample of 68 undergraduate students, we assessed the mediating effects of habit on the past-behavior-to-physical-activity relationship, and how the mediating effects of habit were moderated by the consistent presence of different forms of cues. Habit mediated the effects of past behavior on physical activity, with a significantly stronger mediating effect of habit in those reporting undertaking physical activity at the same time of day, doing the same activity, and in the same mood. Consistent place, people, and part of routine did not moderate the effects of habit. The results provide formative evidence for a key assertion of the habit theory that consistent contextual and internal cues are a cornerstone of habitual development and action, but they also indicate the importance of examining different forms of cues and their impact on the formation and enaction of habits as some cues may be more relevant than others. Full article
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Can the Cans: Determinants of Container Deposit Behavior before and after Introduction of a Container Refund Scheme
by Daniel J. Phipps, Daniel J. Brown, Martin S. Hagger and Kyra Hamilton
Behav. Sci. 2024, 14(2), 112; https://doi.org/10.3390/bs14020112 - 2 Feb 2024
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Objective: Container deposit schemes are often hailed as a useful avenue to increase consumer recycling rates. Yet, there is little research investigating within-person changes in people’s beliefs and behavior following the implementation of these schemes, or tests of the mechanisms by which such [...] Read more.
Objective: Container deposit schemes are often hailed as a useful avenue to increase consumer recycling rates. Yet, there is little research investigating within-person changes in people’s beliefs and behavior following the implementation of these schemes, or tests of the mechanisms by which such change has occurred. Methods: The current study fills this knowledge gap and assessed container recycling behavior and habits as well as the social cognition factors of attitudes, subjective norms, perceived behavioral control, and intentions in a sample of 90 Queenslanders before the implementation of the container deposit scheme and one and three months post-implementation. Results: Analysis of variance indicated more frequent recycling behavior following the implementation of the scheme, as well as stronger habits, intentions, and perceived behavioral control. Conclusions: Such a concomitant change in behavior, beliefs, and habits provides support for behavior change theory, while also flagging potential targets for strategies that can be paired with container deposit schemes to enhance their efficacy and uptake. Full article
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