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Showing 1 to 20 of 114 for “"reasoned action"”.
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A test of the theory of reasoned action
… correspond to those predicted by the theory of reasoned action (Ajzen & Fishbein, 1980)?" The study had a descriptive, correlational, comparative design with a survey using a semantic differential. The sample contained 60 volunteers, women, aged 66 to 90, who lived in government subsidized, …
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Investigating Consumers' Software Piracy Using An Extended Theory Of Reasoned Action
… were supported. Consistent with The Theory of Reasoned Action, attitudes toward software piracy and subjective norms were significant predictors of intention to pirate software. However, our findings are inconsistent with previous studies with regard to the relative importance of attitude and …
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Intentions to seek therapy, attitudes, and stigma: An analysis of the theory of reasoned action
… 2004). This study utilized the theory of reasoned action as a model to test the relationship among variables hypothesized to contribute to the intention to seek therapy: public stigma, self-stigma, social support, self-efficacy, attitudes toward seeking therapy, and psychological distress. …
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Understanding the motivation to use anabolic steroids: an application of the theory of reasoned action
… of AAS use. In the present study, the Theory of Reasoned Action (TRA) was used as a model for understanding and explaining the psychosocial factors which motivate weightlifters to use AAS. One-hundred-three male weightlifters (mean age = 23.3 years, range 18-39) completed a survey that assessed …
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CLINICAL SERVICES PROVIDERS' BEHAVIORAL INTENTION TO PROVIDE THE INTRAUTERINE DEVICE (IUD) MEASURED BY THE THEORY OF REASONED ACTION
… the IUD. An instrument based on the theory of reasoned action (TRA) surveyed National Association of Nurse Practitioners in Women's Health (NPWH). A total of 695 participants appropriately completed the survey, resulting in approximately a 30% response rate. Pearson Product Moment Correlations …
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A study of the adoption of information technology by end-users: Testing an extended Theory of Reasoned Action
… of Innovations (Rogers, 1962) and the Theory of Reasoned Action (Fishbcin & Ajzcn, 1975), an attitude-behaviour theory. Flaws were found in the construction and application of the model, most notably in relation to the origin of belief statements used on their instrument. Nevertheless, the …
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Using the Theory of Reasoned Action and Planned Behavior to Create a Point-of-Use Water Treatment Behavior-Change Campaign Within the Safe Water System
<p>During the summer of 2010, formative field research was collected in Kibera, Africa’s largest urban informal settlement, located in Nairobi, Kenya. Research explored how a Western-developed behavior-change theoretical model could be applied in a developing country. Data was collected through …
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Examining the decision to seek professional psychological help: A comparison of attribution and attitude theory in predicting help-seeking intention using the theory of reasoned action
… using the framework provided by the Theory of Reasoned Action. The intention to perform a behavior is hypothesized to be determined by two influences--the attitude toward performing the behavior and the social norm perceived from significant others about performing the behavior or not. These …
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An Examination of the Effectiveness of Sanction Based Tax Compliance Persuasive Messages over Repeated Periods
… from the prior studies are mixed. The theory of reasoned action is a theory of social behavior that promotes emphasizing direct consequences of actions to motivate specific behavior. Persuasive messages based on this theory have been found to be effective in a number of different disciplines. The …
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A practical application of psychological theory : use of the theories of reasoned action and planned behaviour to gain a better understanding of HIV related behaviour among youth in the communities of Kayamandi and Mbekweni
… make decisions concerning HIV. The Theories of Reasoned Action (TRA) and Planned Behaviour (TPB) were used primarily (Fishbein and Ajzen, 1975, 1988).
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The determinants of vote choice in Portugal
The Reasoned Action model was applied in Portugal to study the factors which determine vote choice among Portuguese voters. Covering three elections (the 1980 Presidential election, the 1982 Local elections and the 1983 General election) the study was started six years after the Revolution of 25 …
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Hospitality Students' Attitudes and Behavioral Intentions toward Learning and Using Computer Technology
Following Ajzen/Fishbein's 1980 Theory of Reasoned Action, influences of hospitality students' external variables (age, gender, university classification, and work experience) on computer attitudes, and relationships between computer attitudes and intentions to learn and use computers were tested. …
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Nursing students' AIDS knowledge, attitudes, social norms, and intentions to care for AIDS patients
… AIDS patients using Ajzen-Fishbein's Theory of Reasoned Action. Two questionnaires were distributed to a convenience sample of 243 nursing students. The first questionnaire Beliefs About Caring for Persons who are HIV Positive developed by Laschinger and Goldenberg (1993) tested for attitudes …
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Explaining Young Adolescents’ Physical Activity Decision-Making Using the Prototype Willingness Model of Health Behaviour
… Model (PWM) is a dual-process account of reasoned and social reaction decision-making in which perceptions of prototypes, or social images, influence impulsive willingness to engage in behaviour. Aim: To investigate whether prototype perceptions and willingness constructs can explain …
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Psychological Determinants of Oral Surgeons' Intentions to Participate in Continuing Professional Education
This study tested the utility of the theory of reasoned action for research on continuing education (CE) participation by investigating oral surgeons' intentions to register for a continuing professional education program. Data were collected from a sample of 110 surgeons by mailed questionnaire. …
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Knowledge, beliefs and attitudes, concerning food hygiene, in children and young adults, in south east Wales
… of a questionnaire based on the Theory of Reasoned Action. The beliefs used in the construction of the questionnaire were obtained from a sample (n=438) and the most common beliefs about what they could do to keep food safe to eat included 'cook food properly', 'wash hands' and 'check the …
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An Experimental Analysis of the Influence of Corporate Social Responsibility Initiatives on Beliefs, Attitudes and Behavioral Intentions Within the Context of Corporate
… Fishbein and Ajzen's (1975, 2005) theory of reasoned action as a theoretical framework. According to Fishbein and Ajzen (1975), attitudes about an object are the result of the total of many varying beliefs about the object. This study extends understanding of the Dual Credibility Model by …
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Factors influencing buying behavior of fashion clothing brands in Johor and Wilayah Persekutuan
… fashion clothing brands based on the theory of reasoned action and technology of acceptance model. The theory of reasoned action and TAM model were selected due to the suitability of theoretical consideration. This study has collected data through questionnaires based survey from the consumers …
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Training and development : management attitudes and practices in the New Zealand hotel industry
… months. Ajzen and Fishbein's (1980) 'Theory of Reasoned Action' behavioural model was applied to training decision making to determine the relationship between attitudes and intentions and their links with past behaviour. Results of this study indicate that senior hotel managers believe that …
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