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Showing 1 to 20 of 54 for “"stage of change"”.
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Ozone air pollution and stage-of-change status for alternative transportation usage among college students
Non-attainment of EPA standards for ozone (O3) is the most common air pollution problem facing large cities in the U.S. In 1999, approximately 184.5 million U.S. residents lived in areas with unhealthful O3 levels. Minority and disadvantaged populations are disproportionately represented in these …
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The Relationship Between Adolescents' Stage of Change and Their Ability to Establish a Working Alliance in Psychotherapy
<p>This study examined the process of psychotherapy with adolescents in group psychotherapy, assessing the adolescents' motivation to change behaviors, also called stage of change beliefs, and how these relate to the quality of the relationship, or working alliance, between the adolescent and …
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On the Stage of Change: A Dramaturgical Approach to Violence, Social Protests, and Policing Styles in the U.S.
… paradigms in repression research and theories of policing styles around a dramaturgical approach to collective action, identifying factors influencing violence at social protests in the United States from 2006-2009. Conceiving of social protest as a form of political and symbolic action, I …
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Health behaviors and life satisfaction in college students
… explored the relationship between a variety of health behaviors and life satisfaction in college students. University students (N=794) enrolled in a midwestern university during the Fall, 2006 and Spring, 2007 semester, completed an online Health Behavior Assessment designed to measure body …
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Examining the Applicability of the Transtheoretical Model to Regular Leisure -Time Physical Activity for Taiwanese Adults With Mild Intellectual Disabilities
The purpose of this dissertation was to explore the applicability of the full Transtheoretical Model (TTM) to the regular leisure-time physical activity of adults with mild intellectual disabilities (MID) using a national sample of 121 Taiwanese adults with MID. The findings indicated that the …
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Change Process and Decisional Balance According to the Stages of Change for Mammography in Middle-Aged Women
The purposes of the present study were to assess the distribution of stage of change for the screening of mammography for early detection of breast cancer and to identify mean differences of processes of change and decisional balance at each stage of change. Two hundread eighty six middle-aged …
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Attributional Style, Presenting Symptoms, And Readiness to Change in Female Childhood Sexual Abuse Survivors
The purpose of this study was to gain a better understanding of the effect that attribution style and presenting symptoms has on the self-reported readiness to change of female survivors of childhood sexual abuse. The aim was to demonstrate that the stages of change are a useful concept in …
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The Effects of Attentional Focus and Expertise Level on Self-Selected Exercise Intensity
The purpose of this study was to investigate the effects of being prompted to focus on self-talk versus bodily sensations on exercise intensity chosen by participants and level of enjoyment. One hundred and forty-two undergraduate psychology students ran on a treadmill for 20 minutes on two …
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Theoretical Constructs that Predict Women's Exercise
Although research has examined the determinants of physical activity, this research has focused primarily on men and few efforts have been made to explain the interrelationships between commonly used predictors of physical activity. Descriptive data and regression analyses were conducted with 193 …
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The effect of motivational interviewing on treatment participation, self-efficacy, and alcohol use at follow-up in inpatient alcohol dependent adults
This study attempted to impact length of time in treatment, treatment participation, outcome expectancies, self-efficacy, stage of change, and alcohol use at follow-up, using a brief motivational interviewing intervention (Miller & Rollnick, 1991). The subjects were 42 alcohol dependent adult men …
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An evaluation of two approaches to drinking risk reduction with college students: cognitive-behavioral skills training and motivational feedback
… study examined the relative effectiveness of motivational feedback compared to cognitive-behavioral skills training delivered in bibliotherapy format to college students. The effectiveness of matching alcohol abuse interventions with participant's stage of change was also explored. The …
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Self-Regulation and Physical Activity in WKU Employees
… do not engage in the recommended amount of physical activity, and thus do not receive the potential physical and mental health benefits from physical activity. Stage of change is a model that categorizes individuals into one of five stages based on behavior and intentions for future …
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A Transtheoretical Approach: Explaining, Predicting and Modifying Physical Activity and Fitness Suite Behaviour
… is a behaviour that is under the control of the individual, despite this two thirds of men and three quarters of women in the UK report exercise levels that are related to increased risk of degenerative disease and mental health problems (DoH, 2004). A number of behavioural theories have …
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Improving the Definition of Exercise Maintenance: Evaluation of Concepts Related to Adherence
… effective way to reduce the risk for development of chronic disease. The Transtheoretical Model (TTM) of behavior change has been developed as a means to predict and facilitate movement into healthier lifestyle behaviors. The model is centered on "stages of change", which describe a continuum of …
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Development and Formative Implementation of a Nutrition Assessment and Peer Education Program Based on Dietary Analysis at a California State University
… contributing to an individual’s quality of life. Statistics show that the diet of Americans needs improvement (Guenther et al., 2007) indicating possible lack knowledge of what healthy eating behaviors are. There is an abundance of nutrition misinformation available to the consumer …
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Promoting exercise adoption through computer networks
The purpose of this study was to demonstrate the efficacy of an exercise (walking) adoption intervention delivered through computer networks using electronic mail. The study involved 65 participants (17 males, 48 females), recruited through electronic bulletin board postings and flyers, who were …
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Applying Behavior Change Theory to Building the Teacher Pipeline
Background: Behavior change research asserts that change occurs across six stages: precontemplation, contemplation, preparation, action and maintenance. Applied research has proven that change is more likely when interventions are appropriately matched to the stage of change of the subject. Career …
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Obsessive Compulsive Self-Syntonicity of Symptoms Scale: Development, Reliability and Validity
One of the difficulties encountered by therapists working with individuals with obsessive-compulsive (OC) symptoms/disorder is the resistance of OC symptoms to change. A factor that may affect the prognosis for such individuals is the extent to which their symptoms result in positive or negative …
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Predicting termination and continuation status in shelter programs using the Transtheoretical Model with Hispanic battered women.
This study tested the applicability of the Transtheoretical Model of Behavior Change in predicting early termination, appropriate termination, and ongoing treatment of Hispanic battered women residing at domestic violence shelters. Self-efficacy, decisional balance, and acculturation were examined …
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