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Showing 1 to 19 of 19 for “"Behavioural theories"”.
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Refining Behavioural Theories and Rules in Agent-Based Models to Enhance Dynamic Simulation of Urban Change
… quantitative factors rather than taking various behavioural theories and rules into sufficient account. There is a need to better understand the ranges of behaviours and theories, and the associated patterns and processes. Also, the current approach that relies on the mathematical realm of …
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CEO pay ratios and company performance : a study of JSE-listed consumer goods and services companies
… for this pay disparity - tournament theory and behavioural theory. Tournament theory says that employees are more motivated to compete with a larger pay gap, while the behavioural theories say that employees feel inadequate and thus demotivated in the presence of a larger pay gap, resulting in …
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The Victoria emotion recognition test
… on the basis of neurophysiological and behavioural theories of emotion and neuropsychological theories of agnosia. The VERT consists of three subtests in which four emotions (angry, sad, happy and afraid) are presented at three levels of intensity. The visual subtest presents photographs …
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Momentum: A Rational Interpretation
In this thesis, I examine existing theories that attempt to explain the asset pricing phenomenon known as momentum. I revisit the seminal work of Chordia and Shivakumar (2002); Cooper, Guiterrez and Hameed (2004); and Stivers and Sun (2010). Using an updated sample, I reexamine their findings, …
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What forms the decision by businesses to use search engine advertising
… have not been investigated. Building upon known behavioural theories (such as Theory of Planned Behaviour, Unified Theory of Acceptance and Use of Technology, and Social Cognitive Theory) this research developed a context-specific model for understanding the factors that influence the decision of …
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The impact of domestic water user cultures on water efficiency interventions in the South East of England: Lessons for water demand management.
… through the consideration of socio-technical and behavioural theories. Taking a more constructivist approach, this research draws on four theories from socio-technical and behavioural fields and combines them to create a framework for the analysis of water efficiency interventions. The framework …
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Explaining Young Adolescents’ Physical Activity Decision-Making Using the Prototype Willingness Model of Health Behaviour
… by impulsive choices not accounted for by behavioural theories based on rational beliefs and intentions. The Prototype Willingness Model (PWM) is a dual-process account of reasoned and social reaction decision-making in which perceptions of prototypes, or social images, influence impulsive …
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Factors affecting condom usage among Cape Town high school students
… the spread of HIV, and these need to be based on behavioural change to modify or prevent risk behaviours. The challenge is to develop suitable theory-based programmes that address and promote safer sex behaviour, taking into account the local social and cultural environment. This cross-sectional …
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Australian men's intentions for children: A life course perspective on factors influencing their formation and revision.
… this research incorporates psychological theories of goal adjustment to examine the life course events most strongly associated with the revision of men’s intentions for children over time. This research finds that most men intend two children, confirming the two-child norm in Australia. …
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Australian men's intentions for children: A life course perspective on factors influencing their formation and revision.
… this research incorporates psychological theories of goal adjustment to examine the life course events most strongly associated with the revision of men’s intentions for children over time. This research finds that most men intend two children, confirming the two-child norm in Australia. …
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Heterosexual penile/anal intercourse and HIV in five sub-Saharan African countries
… research and clinical settings. Drawing on socio-behavioural theories to guide the data analysis, I developed theoretical models to explain and understand heterosexual PAI practice. The findings presented in this thesis make a unique contribution to the field, being the first in-depth description …
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A Transtheoretical Approach: Explaining, Predicting and Modifying Physical Activity and Fitness Suite Behaviour
… mental health problems (DoH, 2004). A number of behavioural theories have been utilised in the quest to address this issue, through the design and implementation of interventions to augment the adoption and maintenance of exercise behaviours.<br/><br/>This thesis aimed to explore the …
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Exploring the adoption rationales and effects of off-grid renewable energy access for African youth: a case study from Tanzania
… and provides a more extensive exploration of behavioural theories (the AMP Framework and Diffusion Theory). Novel connections are made conceptually with emerging nodes of change and decision-making theories of change to provide fresh extension of these approaches to understanding poverty …
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Exploring Game Transfer Phenomena: a multimodal research approach for investigating video games' effects
… in GTP, mainly informed by socio-cognitive and behavioural theories. Mixed-methods were used in the empirical research. The three qualitative studies presented here were analysed by content and thematic analysis methodologies (n=1,244), and the quantitative online survey using appropriate …
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Managing Family Firm Survivability and Continuity Dynamics. A Comparison of UK-based Punjabi First- and Second-Generation Family Firms.
… scrutiny. Using recent discussions surrounding behavioural theory literature unveiled family members, as key stakeholders of a family firm, play an important role in the success and survival of the FB. The stakeholder theory and mapping technique identified the extent of power, control and …
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A model to evaluate diabetes self-management programmes
… control on self-management, we found that these behavioural theories support the core assumptions of self-management. Self-efficacy was the most significant predictor of self-management followed by patient beliefs. Social support, effective communication between patients and health providers in …
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Towards a mobile application to aid law enforcement in diagnosing and preventing mobile bully-victim behaviour in Eastern Free State High Schools of South Africa
… was developed. In so doing, the dominant behavioural theories were consulted, including the social-ecological theory, social learning theory, social information processing theories, and the theory of planned behaviour, as well as the general strain theory, and the role theory. The …
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Pedestrian safety at urban mid-block crossings
… only an underlying environmental effect but also behavioural issues related to risk-taking. For this reason, this research aimed to obtain a comprehensive insight into pedestrian behaviour and factors that impact their safety across age and gender. Pedestrian safety is discussed from three …
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The social media value framework: development and validation of a conceptual framework for social media engagement and value creation
… platforms. While multiple studies have looked at behavioural and user acceptance theories to gauge social media use, this study looked to determine whether these factors are still relevant post COVID-19 as well as provide a holistic view across multiple behavioural theories. Further to this, the …