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Chrispin, Catherine Anna. "Psychological issues related to sun exposure and skin protective behaviour." Thesis, University of Hertfordshire, 2000. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.365936.
Full textCharters, Kathleen Anne. "Putting health behaviour theory into context and context into health behaviour theory. : COVID-19 through the health psychology looking glass." Electronic Thesis or Diss., Paris, EHESS, 2024. http://www.theses.fr/2024EHES0042.
Full textThe COVID-19 pandemic highlighted the importance of health protective behaviours in reducing disease spread and subsequent health burden. Understanding the psychological determinants motivating behavioural engagement is therefore critical in an epidemic and pandemic setting. At the time of the pandemic outbreak, relatively little research attention had focused on the dynamics of human behavioural response to an unfolding, constantly evolving epidemic threat. This doctoral research therefore sought to address this gap in the literature firstly by investigating existing theory in the COVID-19 context, and secondly by expanding upon existing theory to account for the epidemic setting, thereby putting health behaviour theory into context and context into health behaviour theory. To this end, the first part of the doctoral research investigated two health behaviour issues of concern to researchers and health authorities: unrealistic optimism and risk compensation. Findings from the first repeated cross-sectional study (N=12,378), conducted at pre-, early and peak first-wave epidemic stages (February–April 2020) in France, Italy, Switzerland and the United Kingdom, indicated that people across all four countries became increasingly unrealistically optimistic over time and that this was associated with behavioural disengagement. Results of the second study (N=14,003) during the initial eight months of the vaccine rollout in France (February–September 2021), suggested risk compensation occurred towards the end of the vaccine rollout, particularly towards avoidance of social gatherings among those with a completed vaccination schedule.As results from these initial studies suggested that the epidemic setting influenced risk appraisal and adherence to mitigation measures, and addressing a gap in the literature due to the paucity of research in this area, the second part of the doctoral study explored the effect of the epidemiological context on behaviour and the social cognitive pathways involved. Seventeen bi-monthly surveys were conducted over nine months (March–November 2020, N=34,016). Multilevel analysis revealed that there was an association between the epidemiological context and protective behaviour, with time serving to moderate the effect of incidence on behaviour. Further pathway analysis indicated that the effect of the epidemiological context on behaviour was only partially mediated by social cognitive variables. Surprisingly, with the exception of perceived social norms, which made the greatest mediational contribution, social cognitions commonly and repeatedly found to predict behavioural response contrastingly contributed little to mediating the epidemiological context–behaviour relationship. Implications for theory, future research, public health policy and practice are discussed. Above all, these research findings highlight the need to nurture theory by examining, testing and expanding upon it in different contexts. Through its extension of extant theory to an epidemic of an emerging infectious disease, COVID-19, the current investigation explored the underlying layers of influence and possible causal mechanisms involved in the complex and dynamic psychological process of risk appraisal and behavioural engagement. By putting theory into context and context into theory, this doctoral research sought to nourish and advance theory, thereby making a significant contribution to the field of health behaviour research
Wilson, Lee-Ann Margaret. "A cross-discipline and collaborative approach to identifying the predictors of environmentally friendly and health protective behaviour." Thesis, Queensland University of Technology, 2012. https://eprints.qut.edu.au/63940/1/Lee-Ann_Wilson_Thesis.pdf.
Full textNylander, Charlotte. "Protective factors, health-risk behaviours and the impact of coexisting ADHD among adolescents with diabetes and other chronic conditions." Doctoral thesis, Uppsala universitet, Pediatrik, 2016. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:uu:diva-282964.
Full textJohansson, AnnaKarin. "Passive Smoking in Children : The Importance of Parents’ Smoking and Use of Protective Measures." Doctoral thesis, Linköping, 2004. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:liu:diva-5174.
Full textArnold, Laurence. "Comparing the utility of the Theory of Planned Behaviour and the Health Belief Model in understanding and promoting the use of protective helmets among school-age cyclists." Thesis, University of Kent, 1997. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.310196.
Full textMcGinty, Heather L. "Predicting Fear of Recurrence and Protective Health Behaviors Using Protection Motivation Theory." Scholar Commons, 2010. http://scholarcommons.usf.edu/etd/3631.
Full textIšganaitytė, Giedrė. "Vaikų globos namuose gyvenančių paauglių psichologinio atsparumo ir sveikatai palankaus elgesio sąsajos." Master's thesis, Lithuanian Academic Libraries Network (LABT), 2012. http://vddb.laba.lt/obj/LT-eLABa-0001:E.02~2012~D_20120201_134000-19824.
Full textThe aim of the study was to explore links between psychological resilience and positive health behaviour of adolescence in foster care. The subjects of the study were 173 adolescences, living in eight foster care homes in all Lithuania. Adolescences were from 11 till 18 years old, 90 (52 %) boys and 83 (48 %) girls. Questionnaire of 99 questions was made special for this study. Questionnaire consisted of two parts. First part of questionnaire was made by example of The California Healthy Kids Survey 2010 – 2011, module B. It was intended to explore psychological resilience’s features of adolescences in foster care. Second part of questionnaire was made by example of Health Behaviour Questionnaire (Jessor, Donovan, Costa, 1992) and it was intended to explore positive health behaviour’s features of adolescences in foster care. The results of the study showed that increasing of psychological resilience of adolescences in foster care is related with increasing of positive health behaviour. Positive health behaviour of adolescences in foster care, was related with protective factors of home, friends, personality most of all. Positive health behaviour of adolescences in foster care was related with protective factors of school and society least of all. Increasing of psychological resilience of adolescences in foster care is related with decreasing consumption of drugs, cigarettes, alcohol. Also increasing of psychological resilience of adolescences in foster care is related with... [to full text]
McDowell, Janis Kathleen. "Recovery following an acute myocardial infarction : impact on the quality of life of patients and their partners." Thesis, Queensland University of Technology, 2002. https://eprints.qut.edu.au/15817/1/Janis_McDowell_Thesis.pdf.
Full textMcDowell, Janis Kathleen. "Recovery following an acute myocardial infarction : impact on the quality of life of patients and their parnters." Queensland University of Technology, 2002. http://eprints.qut.edu.au/15817/.
Full textKaniuka, Andrea R., M. Montgomery, Byron D. Brooks, Fuschia M. Sirois, and Jameson K. Hirsch. "Suicidal Behavior Among Fibromyalgia Patients: What Are the Risk and Protective Factors?" Digital Commons @ East Tennessee State University, 2015. https://dc.etsu.edu/etsu-works/627.
Full textTurner, Shirley. "Health protective behavior and the elderly: Hemoccult testing for early colorectal cancer detection." Thesis, The University of Arizona, 1989. http://hdl.handle.net/10150/291436.
Full textGowan, Monica Elizabeth. "Self-Management of Disaster Risk and Uncertainty: The Role of Preventive Health in Building Disaster Resilience." Thesis, University of Canterbury. Health Sciences Centre, 2011. http://hdl.handle.net/10092/7605.
Full textChang, Edward C., Elizabeth A. Yu, Emma R. Kahle, Yifeng Du, Olivia D. Chang, Zunaira Jilani, Tina Yu, and Jameson K. Hirsch. "The Relationship Between Domestic Partner Violence and Suicidal Behaviors in an Adult Community Sample: Examining Hope Agency and Pathways as Protective Factors." Digital Commons @ East Tennessee State University, 2017. https://dc.etsu.edu/etsu-works/5551.
Full textLeas, Loranie, and mikewood@deakin edu au. "Cardiovascular health behaviours and health needs among people with psychiatric disabilities." Deakin University. School of Psychology, 2004. http://tux.lib.deakin.edu.au./adt-VDU/public/adt-VDU20051208.095530.
Full textMalo, Teri. "Numeracy, Cancer Risk Perceptions, and Self-Protective Behaviors among U.S. Adults." Scholar Commons, 2011. http://scholarcommons.usf.edu/etd/3229.
Full textPuckett, Theresa Louise. "The Influence of Risk and Protective Factors on Health-Compromising Behaviors among Incarcerated Juveniles." University of Akron / OhioLINK, 2010. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=akron1279594086.
Full textKing, Patricia. "Decision-making in the use (or non-use) of sun-protective measures /." [St. Lucia, Qld.], 2004. http://www.library.uq.edu.au/pdfserve.php?image=thesisabs/absthe19257.pdf.
Full textBowring, Natalie Erin. "Back on the market: Understanding heterosexual mature adult protective sexual behaviours." Thesis, Queensland University of Technology, 2020. https://eprints.qut.edu.au/202020/1/Natalie_Bowring_Thesis.pdf.
Full textSingh, Kunal. "Health Risk Perception for Household Trips and Associated Protection Behavior During an Influenza Outbreak." Thesis, Virginia Tech, 2018. http://hdl.handle.net/10919/81965.
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March, Alice L. "Adolescent sexual debut, risk factors, protective factors, and health risk behaviors rural, suburban, and urban differences /." Diss., Online access via UMI:, 2006.
Find full textHillhouse, Joel J., Robert Turrisi, James Jaccard, and June K. Robinson. "Accuracy of Self-Reported Sun Exposure and Sun Protection Behavior." Digital Commons @ East Tennessee State University, 2012. https://dc.etsu.edu/etsu-works/33.
Full textHirsch, Jameson K., K. L. Walker, S. A. Nsamenang, Catherine A. Rowe, and Kelly C. Cukrowicz. "A Series of Studies of Risk and Protective Factors for Suicidal Behavior in Rural Primary Care: An Eye Toward Intervention Design." Digital Commons @ East Tennessee State University, 2013. https://dc.etsu.edu/etsu-works/602.
Full textTrost, Sarah E. "Protective buffering among couples coping with heart disease: Behavior, intentions, and psychological distress." Diss., The University of Arizona, 2004. http://hdl.handle.net/10150/280659.
Full textFarley, Céline. "The promotion of safe behaviours at the community level : evaluation of a bicycle helmet-wearing campaign among 5- to 12-year-old children /." Stockholm, 2003. http://diss.kib.ki.se/2003/91-7349-685-5/.
Full textNavarro, Christi M. "Gender Differences in the Influence of Protective Factors, Risk Factors, and Health Risk Behaviors on HIV Risk Behaviors Among Youth in South Florida." FIU Digital Commons, 2013. http://digitalcommons.fiu.edu/etd/845.
Full textSur, Bonita. "Examining Perceived Susceptibility of Illness and Health Protective Behaviors Among Emerging Adults with Familial Risk for Type 2 Diabetes." Ohio University / OhioLINK, 2015. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ohiou1439811016.
Full textEdguer, Marjorie Nigar. "The Association of Risk, Protective Factors, and Gender to Substance Use and Sexual Activity Among Prenatally Substance Exposed Adolescents." Case Western Reserve University School of Graduate Studies / OhioLINK, 2017. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=case1491660086819411.
Full textEsplin, Emily D. "The Heat Is On! Perspectives and Practices Regarding Extreme Heat Risk." DigitalCommons@USU, 2018. https://digitalcommons.usu.edu/etd/7397.
Full textWalker, Kristin L. "An Examination of Risk and Protective Factors for Suicidal Behavior in a Low-Income, Underserved Primary Care Sample." Digital Commons @ East Tennessee State University, 2014. https://dc.etsu.edu/etd/2396.
Full textHirsch, Jameson K., and Fuschia M. Sirois. "Hope and Fatigue in Chronic Illness: The Role of Perceived Stress." Digital Commons @ East Tennessee State University, 2016. https://dc.etsu.edu/etsu-works/683.
Full textLucas, Abigael G., Edward C. Chang, Jerin Lee, and Jameson K. Hirsch. "Positive Expectancies for the Future as Potential Protective Factors of Suicide Risk in Adults: Does Optimism and Hope Predict Suicidal Behaviors in Primary Care Patients?" Digital Commons @ East Tennessee State University, 2018. https://dc.etsu.edu/etsu-works/2745.
Full textMcknight, Peggy Ann. "Strategies Small Construction Business Managers Use to Reduce Safety Incidents in Their Organization." ScholarWorks, 2018. https://scholarworks.waldenu.edu/dissertations/5574.
Full textZhou, Xuan, and 周璇. "A study on second and third hand smoke exposure and self-protection behaviors among sick school-aged children in Guangzhou, China." Thesis, The University of Hong Kong (Pokfulam, Hong Kong), 2013. http://hub.hku.hk/bib/B50534233.
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Thomas, Kevin Victor. "Understand the environmental fate, behaviour, effects and risks associated with contaminants of emerging concern (CECs) with the goal of protecting environmental and human health." Thesis, University of Plymouth, 2016. http://hdl.handle.net/10026.1/6515.
Full textLiao, Qiuyan, and 廖秋燕. "Modelling public adoption of health protective behaviours against novel respiratory infectious diseases in Hong Kong: the avianinfluenza A/H5N1 and the 2009 pandemic influenza A/H1N1." Thesis, The University of Hong Kong (Pokfulam, Hong Kong), 2011. http://hub.hku.hk/bib/B46676442.
Full textMaertens, Odría Luis R. "Essays in development, environmental, and health economics." Doctoral thesis, Universitat Pompeu Fabra, 2017. http://hdl.handle.net/10803/420867.
Full textEsta tesis consta de tres ensayos independientes. En el primer capítulo, analizo el efecto de una ley estadounidense que favorece la producción de biocombustibles sobre la salud fetal. Demuestro que la ley aumentó la producción de maíz, un cultivo con altos requerimientos de pesticidas, y el riesgo de enfermedades fetales asociadas con la exposición a pesticidas. En el segundo capítulo, estudio cómo la productividad agrícola puede mediar la relación entre shocks de lluvia y guerras en países africanos. Midiendo el nivel de lluvia sobre el territorio agrícola y durante la fase de crecimiento, demuestro que éste tiene una relación en forma de U-invertida con la producción agrícola, y una relación en forma de U con la incidencia de guerras civiles. En el tercer capítulo, estudio el efecto de diversas modalidades de venta de pruebas de arsénico para agua de pozo sobre la demanda por las mismas y, para familias que reciben noticias adversas, sobre su comportamiento para evitar el arsénico. Encuentro que la demanda aumenta cuando el precio a pagar depende de los resultados de la prueba, y que las redes sociales e información pública pueden promover medidas para evitar el agua contaminada.
MCCLAMROCH, LESLIE DANIELLE. "MELANOMA: KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, AND BEHAVIORS AMONG COLLEGE STUDENTS BY GENDER AND SKIN TYPE." University of Cincinnati / OhioLINK, 2002. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ucin1029156996.
Full textStölzel, Friederike, Nadja Seidel, Stefan Uhmann, Michael Baumann, Hendrik Berth, Jürgen Hoyer, and Gerhard Ehninger. "Be smart against cancer! A school-based program covering cancer-related risk behavior." Saechsische Landesbibliothek- Staats- und Universitaetsbibliothek Dresden, 2014. http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:nbn:de:bsz:14-qucosa-147573.
Full textZhou, Guangyu [Verfasser]. "The Interplay of Social-Cognitive Constructs in Health Behavior Change : Studies on Nutrition, Hand Washing, Oral Hygiene, Sun Protection, Face Mask Use, and Physical Activity / Guangyu Zhou." Berlin : Freie Universität Berlin, 2015. http://d-nb.info/1075493684/34.
Full textSorensen, Julie. "Social marketing for injury prevention : changing risk perceptions and safety-related behaviors among New York farmers." Doctoral thesis, Umeå : Univ, 2009. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:umu:diva-18261.
Full textHillhouse, Joel J., and Rob Turrisi. "Motivations for Indoor Tanning: Theoretical Models." Digital Commons @ East Tennessee State University, 2016. https://dc.etsu.edu/etsu-works/63.
Full textSvalmark, Per. "Extra känslig? : En kvantitativ studie om studenter och vaccination mot svininfluensan." Thesis, Karlstads universitet, Fakulteten för ekonomi, kommunikation och IT, 2011. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:kau:diva-7594.
Full textThe purpose of this study is to examine which personality aspects that are differing from students who got vaccinated against the swine flu, to students who did not get vaccinated. This study carried out a quantitative survey on 194 students from a mid-region university in Sweden. The participants were to answer psychometric personality tests on sensitivity, anxiety, depression, sympathy and dependability. Thereafter, statistical tests were conducted through SPSS, mainly to calculate mean differences. The results conclude that vaccinated students are significantly more sensitive than un-vaccinated students. Vaccinated students are also more anxious but these differences are not significant. There are no notable differences in depression, sympathy or dependability. Type of education and sex do not either predict vaccination. Finally, sensitivity shall be viewed as the most important predictor in a person’s likeliness to get vaccinated at pandemics. The findings can be generalized to the Swedish population because the proportion of vaccinated students in this study corresponds to the proportion of vaccinated people of the Swedish population. However, the sample of this study does not correspond to the educational level of the Swedish population. On the other hand, educational level has not been shown as an important determinant in health protective behaviors in former research literature, why my result should be considered as meaningful.
Speakman, Jennifer J. "Psychological and Behavioral Predictor of Adolescent Substance Use." The Ohio State University, 2009. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=osu1249860380.
Full textHandelman, Corinne. "Natural Area Stewardship Volunteers| Motivations, Attitudes, Behaviors." Thesis, Portland State University, 2013. http://pqdtopen.proquest.com/#viewpdf?dispub=1543073.
Full textTo better understand the value of those who engage in environmental stewardship of natural areas, we studied volunteer steward's motivation to participate, their sustainable behaviors and attitudes toward stewardship-related constructs. Specifically, we designed and conducted a survey of volunteers who work as stewards in urban natural areas in Portland, Oregon. We hypothesize that as volunteer frequency increases: participants will be more motivated to participate for environmental reasons, volunteers will be more likely to feel a strong connection to the stewardship site, participants will be more likely to engage in public pro-environmental behaviors, and their level of environmental literacy will increase. Participants were sampled using a face-to-face survey methodology over the course of late winter and spring of 2012 during 18 different Portland Parks and Recreation sponsored stewardship events. We examined the motivations, attitudes and behaviors of the volunteers, and devised appropriate management implications for those organizing volunteer efforts. We equated a three-tiered typology of environmental literacy, based upon the frequency of volunteer participation, and analyzed our survey data using a principal component analysis, generalized linear models, and a qualitative coding analysis. The most frequent participants showed a higher likelihood of participation in public environmental behaviors, whereas participants at all frequency levels were also likely to participate in private environmental behaviors, such as removing invasive plants in one's yard. Volunteers across all frequencies of participation were motivated to engage in stewardship events by a desire to help the environment. By understanding volunteers' motivations and linked behaviors, park managers may gain insights about the recruitment, retention, and messaging of volunteers upon whom they may depend to achieve restoration goals. We recommend considering volunteers' motivations and benefits derived from participation in messaging to recruit and retain volunteers. Additionally, park managers should take advantage of educational opportunities linked to stewardship events, such as training programs and chances for volunteer mentorship.
Obiora, Francisca Omelogo. "Effect of Neighborhood Features on BMI of African American adolescents in South Los Angeles." ScholarWorks, 2015. https://scholarworks.waldenu.edu/dissertations/1366.
Full textTurrisi, Rob, Joel J. Hillhouse, Kimberly Mallett, Jerod L. Stapleton, and June K. Robinson. "A Systematic Review of Intervention Efforts to Reduce Indoor Tanning." Digital Commons @ East Tennessee State University, 2012. https://dc.etsu.edu/etsu-works/31.
Full textNeufeld, Eva. "Suicide-Related Behaviour in Later Life: Examining Risk and Protective Factors among Older Adults Receiving Home Care Services in Ontario, Canada." Thesis, 2013. http://hdl.handle.net/10012/7662.
Full textBirkett, Cathie. "Risks, protective factors, and coping style in the lives of young people : findings from a survey of university students' health and wellbeing." Thesis, 2001. http://hdl.handle.net/10413/2900.
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Conner, M., R. McEachan, R. Lawton, and Peter H. Gardner. "Applying the reasoned action approach to understanding health protection and health risk behaviors." 2017. http://hdl.handle.net/10454/17679.
Full textRationale: The Reasoned Action Approach (RAA) developed out of the Theory of Reasoned Action and Theory of Planned Behavior but has not yet been widely applied to understanding health behaviors. The present research employed the RAA in a prospective design to test predictions of intention and action for groups of protection and risk behaviors separately in the same sample. Objective: To test the RAA for health protection and risk behaviors. Method: Measures of RAA components plus past behavior were taken in relation to eight protection and six risk behaviors in 385 adults. Self-reported behavior was assessed one month later. Results: Multi-level modelling showed instrumental attitude, experiential attitude, descriptive norms, capacity and past behavior were significant positive predictors of intentions to engage in protection or risk behaviors. Injunctive norms were only significant predictors of intention in protection behaviors. Autonomy was a significant positive predictor of intentions in protection behaviors and a negative predictor in risk behaviors (the latter relationship became non-significant when controlling for past behavior). Multi-level modelling showed that intention, capacity, and past behavior were significant positive predictors of action for both protection and risk behaviors. Experiential attitude and descriptive norm were additional significant positive predictors of risk behaviors. Conclusion: The RAA has utility in predicting both protection and risk health behaviors although the power of predictors may vary across these types of health behavior.
Data collection for this research was funded by a grant from the British Academy to the first three authors.