HLSC 2P49 Lecture Notes - Lecture 4: Gun Control, Junk Food, Water Purification

• School: Brock University
• Department: Health Sciences
• Course: HLSC 2P49
• Professor: Tony Bogaert

Document Summary

Better quality of life (e. g. , see the best parts of the world) Many barriers to engaging in health behaviours (cultural/attitudes, nature of health habits, economic, health system) Health belief model (belief in vulnerability/threat; belief behaviour will reduce vulnerability) + cues to action. Beliefs a(cid:271)out o(cid:374)e"s a(cid:271)ilit(cid:455) to (cid:272)o(cid:373)plete a (cid:271)eha(cid:448)iou(cid:396) Lack of belief in competence, prevents involvement. O (cid:449)e (cid:374)eed (cid:448)ul(cid:374)e(cid:396)a(cid:271)ilit(cid:455) (cid:894)+ (cid:272)ue to a(cid:272)tio(cid:374)(cid:895) (cid:271)elief (cid:271)eha(cid:448)iou(cid:396) (cid:449)ill (cid:449)o(cid:396)k a(cid:374)d a se(cid:374)se that (cid:862)i (cid:272)a(cid:374) do it(cid:863) (health) behaviour determined by self-efficacy. Re(cid:272)all: health (cid:271)eha(cid:448)iou(cid:396) (cid:373)odel p(cid:396)a(cid:272)tise health if believe vulnerability/threat. Health behaviour partly is motivated by fear. Health promotion programs often use fear appeals. E. g. , scaring people away from smoking by putting a scary picture on cigarette packages. E. g. , showing a video about the outcomes of drinking and driving (damage to car/people) Find intermediary psychological mechanisms/processes close to actual behaviour. Behaviour is the direct result of behavioural intention. Peer pressure in adults: perceived behavioural control.