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Showing 1 to 20 of 118 for “"Behavioural change"”.
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Online social marketing: website factors in behavioural change
… applications, presents a model to integrate behavioural change research, and examines psychological principles that may aid the design of online behavioural change interventions.The primary research project used meta-analytical techniques to assess the impact of interventions targeting …
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Negative Discriminative Stimulus as Punishing Consequence: A new approach to behavioural change
The study and use of punishment in behavioural treatments has been restrained by ethical concerns. However, there remains a need to decrease harmful behaviour unable to be decreased by alternative methods. This thesis comprises four studies that collectively investigate a new approach to …
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Nudging' health behavioural change: behavioral economics, Tobacco control and innovative finance for Cancer control
… health and social problems, applications of behavioural economics in tobacco control amongst tobacco-control stakeholders, and to identify innovative ways of funding for treatment of tobacco-related cancers. This exploratory, cross-sectional, qualitative study was conducted between January …
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The Construction of Self-identity and Positive Behavioural Change in Pregnant and Parenting Young Women
… construction of self-identity and positive change in antisocial behaviour in pregnant and parenting young women. It focused on two related aspects of identity development: (1) individuals’ conceptualizations of their personally salient self-values; and (2) “self-action coherence”: the …
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The role of behavioural change theory in social marketing interventions on HIV/AIDS in Ghana
… sought to understand how theories of behaviour change could be employed to design effective social marketing intervention programmes for HIV/AIDS preventions in Ghana. The study employs both qualitative and quantitative research approaches and a stratified sampling method to achieve the aims and …
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A study of behavioural change in occupational safety in a metal works at Shenzhen, China
The present study applied a combined behavioural and attitudinal approach in occupational safety in a Hong Kong-based metal house in Shenzhen, China in an attempt to modify the safety behaviours and attitudes of the workers by means of posted feedback plus goal-setting. To the best of the …
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A critical evaluation of the impact coaching and mentoring has on the walking spinal community's behavioural change and motivations to being physically active.
… have on the Walking Spinal Community's (WSC) behavioural change and motivations to being physically active. A sub-set of the spinal community, this specific population is partly overlooked due to the less likelihood of visible disability, yet sustaining such an injury can be debilitating and …
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A retrospective analysis of a community based weight loss programme in conjunction with group behavioural change sessions in women with polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS).
… to a commercial VLCD in conjunction with group behavioural change sessions, as compared to overweight/obese women without PCOS. Weight loss was achieved via a VLCD with an average intake of 630 kcal (57g protein, 57g carbohydrate, 18g fat, 16g fibre, and ≥ 100% recommended daily allowances (RDA) …
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From persuasion to negotiation in health promoting technology
… designing technologies to promote health-related behavioural change has been an area of growing interest in HCI. Given the prevalence of self-monitoring and social facilitation in emerging designs, the assumption appears to be that increasing an individual’s awareness of his or her behaviour and …
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Qualitative evaluation of an anti-stigma intervention to reduce the impact of stigma in individuals with mental illness
… of a group-based, psychoeducational and behavioural modification intervention, Overcoming Stigma in Mood and Anxiety Disorders, in reducing the impact of mental-illness-related stigma. A secondary objective was to explore the nature of behavioural changes that follow the intervention. …
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Animal welfare in South Africa : a multi-component programme design
… Although these programmes aim to affect behavioural change in order to respond to the problem of animal welfare, behavioural change is not easily achieved with a simple intervention such as humane education. Thus, designing a programme for the Swartland SPCA based solely on the logic of …
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A theory-driven evaluation of a legal advice and training programme at a women and children's centre in Cape Town
… and Children in Cape Town. This programme is a behavioural change programme aiming to increase the accessibility of legal services and justice to female victims of domestic violence.
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Tourist understanding of and engagement with the climate change impacts of holidays.
Climate change has become a very important global issue and has risen to the top of the international political agenda. Tourism’s contribution to climate change has been the subject of considerable research and debate, with the UNWTO estimating the tourism industry generates 5% of global carbon …
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Predictors of sexual risk behaviour among adolescents from low socioeconomic settings in South Africa
… driven largely by new infections in adolescents. Behavioural change is key to successful prevention strategies. This study sets out to determine the prevalence and predictors of sexual risk behaviours among adolescents aged 12-18 from low socioeconomic settings in South Africa with the aim of …
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Fit for life: an exploration of the approaches used by sport-for-development NGOs to monitor and evaluate programmes offered in schools
… entry point to engage young people and engender behavioural change, thereby reducing youth vulnerability to sexual and reproductive health issues.
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A qualitative study on diabetic and hypertensive patients in Cape Town, South Africa: their experiences of primary health care and their struggles with self-management
… needs these patients have for information and behavioural change counselling; to investigate the perceived barriers to lifestyle modification in relation to the patients and to the broader social and economic environment and to investigate the sources of personal motivation to control their …
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Feasibility evaluation and long-term follow up of a family-based behaviour change intervention for overweight children (GOALS)
… can effectively support families to sustain behavioural changes in the long-term. This thesis evaluated the feasibility of a family-based behaviour change intervention for overweight children (GOALS) and explored the psychosocial process of long-term behavioural change in families with …
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Disruptive Futuring: A new design approach to addressing climate change
… a new design methodolog yto addressing climate change. It is founded on making a connection between our behaviour as individuals and the environment. Since the publishing of ‘Our Common Future’ (Brundtland Commission.1987) major bodies have been publicly documenting the damage that climate …
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An Elicitation Method for Technology-Assisted Goal Setting: Combating Problematic Social Networks Use as a Case Study.
… is at a preliminary stage. In the literature on behavioural change, technology-assisted solutions that utilise the concept of behavioural goals have started to appear, such as gamification and persuasive technology, mainly to increase motivation for change. Also, the literature has revealed that …
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Understanding the role of the tourists' identity in travel.
… with air travel being a contributor to climate change. Behavioural change is considered to be one method that could bring about a reduction in tourism related CO 2 emissions . However, evidence suggests that instigating behavioural change within tourism is problematic and there is a need to …
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