Health Sciences 2250A/B Chapter Notes - Chapter 7: Elaboration Likelihood Model, Tata-Binding Protein, Transtheoretical Model
22 Oct 2017
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Chapter 7 theories and models commonly used for health promotion interventions: the major/significant factors that influence the phenomenon of interest (i. e. those factors that explain why some people aren"t regularly active and others are) The relationship between these significant factors (i. e. the relationship b/w social norms, knowledge, beliefs, and behaviours such as physical activity) The conditions of which these relationships do not/do occur; the when, how and why of these hypothesized relationships (i. e. circumstances, time, and place which may lead to a person being inactive or active) A theory is a set of interrelated concepts, definitions, and propositions that presents a systematic view of events or situations by specifying relations among variables in order to explain and predict the events of situations . In health education, they help to develop a systematic, organized, and efficient approach to investigating various health behaviours. A fully developed theory is able to explain:
