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Showing 1 to 20 of 24 for “"protection motivation theory"”.
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Protection Motivation Theory: Understanding the Determinants of Individual Security Behavior
… if individuals do not make appropriate security protection decisions they introduce holes that technological solutions cannot protect. This study investigates what personal characteristics influence differences in individual security behaviors, defined as behaviors to protect against security …
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A test of protection-motivation theory for promoting injury control
… study assessed the contribution of components of Protection Motivation Theory (PMT; severity, vulnerability, response-efficacy, self-efficacy, response-cost) in persuading parents to engage in the preventive action of purchasing a bicycle helmet. Participants were 69 parents of elementary …
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Predicting Adherence to Aromatase Inhibitor Therapy in Patients with Breast Cancer Using Protection Motivation Theory
… affecting adherence to Aromatase Inhibitor Theory in breast cancer patients using the Protection Motivation.Methods: Cross-sectional retrospective study. 288 patients, taking aromatase inhibitors as adjuvant therapy, were identified using a cancer registry managed by a University-based …
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The Effectiveness of a Protection Motivation Theory Intervention to Reduce Alcohol Use in Young Canadian Adults
… of an online intervention grounded in Protection Motivation Theory (PMT) to reduce alcohol use in young Canadian adults. 186 participants aged 19–25 were randomized to a PMT-based video intervention or an attention control. Surveys assessing PMT constructs, drinking intentions, and …
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The Efficacy of the Protection Motivation Theory in Predicting Cruise Ship Passengers' Intentions Regarding Norovirus Disease Incidence
… This study examined the efficacy of the protection motivation theory for predicting passengers’ intentions towards healthy behaviors in regard to norovirus disease incidence. Outbreaks of norovirus have serious health and economic consequences. Presently there is no vaccination available; …
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Using the protection motivation theory to examine the effects of obesity fear arousal on the physical activity of young adult female college students
… subject design examining the effects of the Protection Motivation Theory (Rogers, 1975, 1983) on the physical activity among 87 overweight young adult college females. A main effect was hypothesized for short-term severity, personal susceptibility, and the development of an intention …
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An Examination of HIV/AIDS Complacency, Attitudes and Sexual Risk Behavior Among Men Who Have Sex with Men: Implications for Community Based Prevention Efforts, Practitioners and Social Work Education
… risk behavior are examined through the lens of protection motivation theory. Protection motivation theory posits that response efficacy and threat appraisal influence how a person makes decisions. The implications and findings of the study related to direct community prevention and evidence …
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The psychological impact of physical injury on recovery in Royal Marines’ recruit training
… As such, it seemed plausible that psychological theory might explain variance in rehabilitation outcome and recovery time. A number of empirically well-tested and validated psychological theories were reviewed and protection motivation theory was selected as the over-arching theoretical framework …
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Exploring factors that affect adoption of computer security practices among college students
… such as the technology acceptance model (TAM), theory of planned behavior (TPB), and protection motivation theory (PMT) to explain the variation in adoption of computer security practices among college students. This dissertation builds on this growing body of scholarship by blending those three …
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The Paradox of Social Media Security: A Study of IT Students’ Perceptions versus Behavior on Using Facebook
… actual behavior on social networking sites. Protection motivation theory (PMT), initially developed to study fear appeals, has been widely used to examine people’s behavior in information security domains. We propose that PMT theory can also be adapted to explain and predict social media …
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Functional foods and adult consumers' consumption behavior: Adaptation and comparison of theoretical models
… comparing three behavioral theoretical models: Protection Motivation Theory (PMT), Theory of Planned Behavior (TpB), and Expanded Rational Expectations model (ERE). The instrument for the study was developed by the researcher, and it included questions based on fourteen theory constructs adapted …
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Investigating the Role of Appearance-Based Factors in Predicting Sunbathing and Tanning Salon Use
… often based on theories of health behavior, but theory from the body image field can be useful in understanding motives to UV expose as well. The current study examines models that prospectively predict sunbathing and indoor tanning behaviors using constructs and interrelationships derived from …
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Predicting Motivation, Exercise Behavior And The Reciprocal Relationship With Obesity Perceptions In College Students
… and short-lived. The current study used the Protection Motivation Theory (PMT) to assess female college students' perceptions of the threat of obesity to themselves, the perceived consequences of obesity, and the costs/benefits of exercising. Participants were provided with information …
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Stimulating healthcare organizational improvement through public reporting of smoking cessation advice rates
… the study is based on a broader application of protection motivation theory, emerging research on how the threat of public health quality reporting can stimulate improvement and the push-pull-capacity model of improvement. Over one year the control sites had a significantly higher increase in …
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Factors influencing the use of privacy settings in location-based social networks
… reasons users seldom make use of them. Using the protection motivation theory (PMT) as a theoretical lens, this dissertation examines whether users can be encouraged to use LBSN privacy settings through fear appeals. Fear appeals have been used in various studies to arouse fear in users, in order …
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The relevance of social and behavioral models in determining intention to comply with information security policy in higher education environments
… was fitted based on four theoretical frameworks: theory of planned behavior, protection motivation theory, deterrence theory and organizational theory. This model is the first to integrate all relevant theories cited as influencing intention to comply with information security policies. Partial …
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The Informed Human Firewall: The Impact of Knowledge Dimensions on Employees' Secure Behavior
… have not always translated to secure behavior. Protection motivation theory (PMT) is a widely used and accepted theory in information security behavioral research. Nevertheless, information security research has not examined the impact of knowledge mechanisms on PMT psychological processes. This …
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Fear in the Workplace: The Relationships among Sex, Self-efficacy, and Coping Strategies
This study adopts the components of protection motivation theory to examine the differences between coping strategies used by males and females when dealing with four unique work-related fearful situations: fear of separation, fear of punishment, fear of embarrassment and fear of harm. …
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Tornado Trouble: How Can Current Tornado Warnings be Improved?
… for tornadoes (Brotzge & Donner, 2013). Protection motivation theory outlines the process by which we assess threats and decide whether or not preventative actions are worth performing. If the threat is perceived as severe enough and the preventative actions are seen as capable of …
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Creating persuasive messages to promote abstinence from alcohol during pregnancy
… for the target audience. This study conducted theory-based formative research to develop and test messages suitable for a mass media campaign targeting women who may consume low to moderate levels of alcohol during pregnancy. In alignment with the Australian national guidelines for alcohol use …
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