Attitude-behavior relations: A theoretical analysis and review of empirical research.

Ajzen, Icek; Fishbein, Martin

doi:10.1037/0033-2909.84.5.888

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“…The survey used for this study reflects physician attitudes and does not directly measure actual behavior in practice but rather selfreported counseling frequencies via broad response categories. However, research has indicated that attitudes may be among the most important predictors of behavior [37]. Also, since the response rate was only 53%, attitudes and perceptions of non-respondents may have differed from respondents.…”

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Impact Of Pediatricians’ Perceived Self-Efficacy and Confidence on Violence Prevention Counseling: A National Study

Finch

Weiley

et al. 2007

Matern Child Health J

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Objective-To measure impact of pediatricians' perceived self-efficacy and confidence on current practices and attitudes regarding four violence prevention (VP) topics (gun storage, gun removal, limiting exposure to media violence, discipline techniques) during health supervision for children ages 2-11.Methods-Random sample survey of American Academy of Pediatrics Fellows (n = 486; 53% response rate) providing health supervision for children ages 2-11. Participants surveyed about VP issues regarding: (1) current counseling practices for 2-5 and 6-11 year olds; (2) amount of time spent addressing; (3) confidence in addressing; and (4) perceived self-efficacy at changing patients' behaviors. Multivariate analyses explored relationships between pediatricians' perceived self-efficacy and confidence versus VP counseling frequency.Results-VP topics were not routinely discussed during health supervision. Most pediatricians (64%) reported spending too little time addressing these topics. Although most pediatricians felt confident discussing and effective at changing behaviors regarding limiting exposure to media violence (89% vs. 50%) and discipline techniques (91% vs. 76%), they were less so for safe gun storage (54% vs. 35%) and gun removal (51% vs. 17%). Perceived self-efficacy was the mediating factor on self-reported VP counseling frequencies for all topics. Author Manuscript confident discussing than effective at changing behaviors. Since pediatricians' self-efficacy was related to counseling practices, boosting self-efficacy could ultimately improve counseling frequencies. Further research is needed to identify methods to build providers' perceived selfefficacy regarding these VP areas. Conclusions-Pediatricians HHS Public Access

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Impact Of Pediatricians’ Perceived Self-Efficacy and Confidence on Violence Prevention Counseling: A National Study

Finch

Weiley

et al. 2007

Matern Child Health J

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“…Although research has indicated that childhood healthcare experiences (Pate et al, 1996), healthcare attitudes (Ajzen & Fishbein, 1977), and optimism (Peterson, 2000) are each related to late adolescent health practices, an extensive literature search found no study that has attempted to examine whether the variables might be interrelated to further explain adolescents' healthcare behavior. The identification of predictors of adolescents' healthcare practices should aid in the development of interventions to promote healthy behavior.…”

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Childhood Healthcare Experience, Healthcare Attitudes, and Optimism as Predictors of Adolescents’ Healthcare Behavior

Jones

DeMore

Cohen

et al. 2008

J Clin Psychol Med Settings

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Late adolescence and early adulthood is a time when people establish many of their life-style behaviors. Thus, in order to promote optimal health, it is important to identify factors predictive of young adults' healthcare behavior. This study evaluated the relationship between measures of childhood healthcare experience, healthcare attitudes, and optimism with young adults' healthcare behavior in a sample of college students (n = 100). Results suggested that prior healthcare experience, attitudes about healthcare, and optimism are associated with current healthcare behavior. In addition, the relation between childhood healthcare experience and current healthcare behavior was moderated by optimism, such that those who reported both more negative childhood healthcare experiences and low levels of optimism reported the least adaptive healthcare behaviors and those who reported the most positive childhood healthcare experience and the highest levels of optimism reported the most adaptive healthcare behavior.

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“…23 While some physicians say that they doubt their negative beliefs translate into actions, 24 scores of studies demonstrate that attitudes and intentions often predict behaviors. 25,26 Physicians' attitudes may adversely affect the physicianpatient relationship in a number of meaningful ways. For instance, any increases in hostility and decreases in positive affect may result in physician/patient interaction styles that are lacking in warmth and comfort.…”

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Weighing the care: patients' perceptions of physician care as a function of gender and weight

Hebl

Mason

2003

Int J Obes

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OBJECTIVE:To examine patients' reports of the level of care that they receive from their physicians, and determine the influence of weight and gender in these reports. DESIGN: In a four-cell design, male and female, overweight and nonoverweight patients reported on the medical care that they received immediately following their appointment. SUBJECTS: A total of 125 patients affiliated to one of four large clinics in the Texas Medical Center of Houston completed this study. MEASUREMENTS:Patients reported the positivity of the care that they received, the time that physicians spent with them, and the extent to which physicians discussed weight-related topics with them. RESULTS: Overweight patients, as a whole, did not report poorer levels of care than did their thinner counterparts. Rather, the weight and gender of the patient significantly interacted across each of the measures to reveal some divergence between male and female patients' weight-based experiences. When significant differences in reported perceptions emerged, overweight men reported deficits in care relative to average weight men (eg, physicians spent less time), whereas overweight women reported enhanced care relative to average weight women (eg, better levels of care, more topics discussed). CONCLUSION: Based on patients' reports, this study reveals that physician care may not be as influenced by patient weight as previously thought. Yet, there is a discernable impact of patients' weight on physician behavior. Overweight men, who may comprise the most at-risk population, indicate that less time is spent with them than that indicated by average weight men. While this may be alarming, overweight women do not report reductions in care. We propose that not only might physicians respond to them differently, but overweight female patients may also be engaging in denial strategies or compensatory behaviors that assure them of quality care.

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Attitude-behavior relations: A theoretical analysis and review of empirical research.

Cited by 5,904 publications

References 148 publications

Impact Of Pediatricians’ Perceived Self-Efficacy and Confidence on Violence Prevention Counseling: A National Study

Impact Of Pediatricians’ Perceived Self-Efficacy and Confidence on Violence Prevention Counseling: A National Study

Childhood Healthcare Experience, Healthcare Attitudes, and Optimism as Predictors of Adolescents’ Healthcare Behavior

Weighing the care: patients' perceptions of physician care as a function of gender and weight

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