A theory is a set of integrated concepts that presents a systematic view of events by specifying relations among variables to explain or predict the events.
“A real jig-saw can only be made by taking a picture and cutting it into pieces, not making pieces and hoping they will form a picture.” quote from Michie and Prestwich, Health Psychology, 2010, Vol 29, No. 1, 1-8.
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References:
Alyafei A, Easton-Carr R.
The health belief model of behavior change. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK606120/
Rosenstock IM
Historical origins of the health belief model. Health Education Monographs. 1974;2:328–335. https://doi.org/10.1177/109019817400200403
Becker MH
The Health Belief Model and personal health behavior. Health Education Monographs. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/109019817400200407
Glanz K, Rimer B, Viswanath K
Health Behavior: Theory, Research and Practice. 6th ed. https://www.wiley.com/en-us/Health+Behavior%3A+Theory%2C+Research%2C+and+Practice%2C+6th+Edition-p-9781394211319
Rosenstock IM, Strecher V, Becker J
Social learning theory and the health belief model. Health Education Quarterly.
https://doi.org/10.1111/1464-0597.00092
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Bandura A. Social
Cognitive theory in cultural context. https://doi.org/10.1111/1464-0597.0009
Reference:
Social Prochaska JO, Velicer WF
The transtheoretical model of health behavior change. https://doi.org/10.4278/0890-1171-12.1.38
References:
Kilanowski JF
Breadth of the socio-ecological model. https://doi.org/10.1080/1059924x.2017.1358971
Ohri-Vachaspati P, DeLia D, DeWeese RS, Crespo NC, Todd M, Yedidia MJ
The relative contribution of layers of the Social Ecological Model to childhood obesity. https://doi.org/10.1017/s1368980014002365
Sogari G, Velez-Argumedo C, Gómez MI, Mora C. College Students and Eating Habits: A Study Using An Ecological Model for Healthy Behavior https://doi.org/10.3390/nu10121823
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Crosby R, Noar SM.
What is a planning model? An introduction to PRECEDE-PROCEED. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1752-7325.2011.00235.x
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Deci EL, Ryan RM
Self-Determination Theory: A Macrotheory of Human Motivation, Development, and Health. https://psycnet.apa.org/doi/10.1037/a0012801
Reference:
Rogers EM
Diffusion of Innovations
Fourth edition. Free Press; 1995. https://link.springer.com/chapter/10.1007/978-3-642-79868-9_2
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Glanz K, Rimer B, Viswanath K, editors. Health Behavior: Theory, Research and Practice. 6th ed. San Francisco, CA: Jossey-Bass; 2024.
Contento IR, Koch PA. Nutrition education: Linking research, theory, and practice: Linking research, theory, and practice. Jones & Bartlett Learning; 2020 Jan 22.