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Showing 1 to 11 of 11 for “"Stages of Change Model"”.
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Leaving an Abusive Partner: Exploring Mothers' Perceptions of Boundary Ambiguity Using the Stages of Change Model
The Stages of Change Model has been used by researchers and practitioners to explore women's process of leaving an abusive partner. However, the utility of the model is limited because it does not account for the changes in relational boundaries unique to the process of leaving. Using a feminist …
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Leaving an abusive partner: exploring mothers' perceptions of boundary ambiguity using the stages of change model
The Stages of Change Model has been used by researchers and practitioners to explore women’s process of leaving an abusive partner. However, the utility of the model is limited because it does not account for the changes in relational boundaries unique to the process of leaving. Using a feminist …
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The Effects of Intensity Level and Expertise on Attentional Focus During Exercise
An important goal of exercise psychology is to identify factors that influence exercise adherence. More than half of Americans do not get the physical activity that doctors recommend for maintaining or improving a healthy lifestyle. Attentional focus during exercise has been identified as one …
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Reasons for attrition from a smoking cessation program.
… (NTVHCS). The QuitSmart program utilizes the Stages of Change Model, with its focus on the last three stages (preparation, action, and maintenance). It was proposed that factors including shame-proneness, guilt, anger/hostility, depression, self-efficacy - both global and smoking situational, …
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Tailoring Messages within the Stages of Change
… in increasing both recall and readership of health information. However, there is no clear evidence that tailoring is necessary or beneficial in creating behavior change. There are many possible sources for the inconsistencies in the empirical literature. This current research explores …
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Substance use and psycholsis: an exploratory study
The needs of individuals who have a diagnosis of psychosis and use substances pose one of the greatest challenges faced by mental health services today (Department of Health, 2002). A large amount of research has been undertaken attempting to understand why apparently higher rates of substance use …
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Identifying factors associated with bicycle helmet use behavior among college students
… belong to age groups which are at high risk of bicycle-related traumatic brain injuries and are known to be less likely to wear bicycle helmets compared to with other age groups. The study aimed to examine behaviors, attitudes, subjective norms, past bicycle helmet use, bicycle-related …
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The effect of specialised programming on the exercise adherence of corporate executives
This thesis examines the effectiveness of a specialised fitness program on the exercise adherence of corporate executives over a six-month period. Seventy executives based at the head office of Coles Myer Ltd, in Melbourne, were randomly assigned to treatment and control groups. The treatment group …
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Exploring the Impacts of Financial Education on Behaviour Change in Personal Finance Management: Evidence from the PUFin Educational Programme “Managing My Money”
The impacts of educational interventions towards behaviour change have been disputed in previous studies (Hensley, 2015; Collins & Holden, 2014; Hopley, 2003). This study investigated whether financial interventions result in a change in financial behaviour. It also examined the role of educational …
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Relationships between psychosocial factors and adherence to diet and exercise in adults with type 2 diabetes: A test of a theoretical model
… disease (CVD) is the leading cause of premature death among people with diabetes. Diet and exercise adherence are\r\nimportant diabetes self management behaviors that can reduce CVD risk; unfortunately, adherence rates are low among diabetics. Improved understanding of psychosocial …
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Triggers, transitions, and trip decisions from 1976 to 2019: why utility cyclists in Cape Town choose to ‘ditch their cars’, and why bicycle advocacy says they should
… car. Individual car drivers (particularly of single occupants), however, are a target of the City of Cape Town’s policy direction, which aims to grow cycling, displacing private travel, to mitigate road traffic congestion and the city’s carbon emissions profile. These utility cyclists with …