The need to examine behaviors within “actual” constraints: a systematic review of research using the integrative model of behavioral prediction

Media and social factors influencing stigma towards eczema patients: A survey study in Singapore

“…11 The IMBP model has important theoretical value for understanding the psycho-social determinants of health-related behaviours. Wellestablished as a powerful model for predicting many health behaviours (eg, smoking cessation, cancer screening and influenza prevention), 12 the IMBP has also been applied to health conditions that are stigmatised, such as mental disorders, 13 AIDS, 14 and skin diseases. 15 With a general basis of the IMBP, as illustrated in Figure 1, in the present study, we proposed that one's media exposure to eczema content, and personal connection with eczema patients (Stage 1) will influence stigmatising attitude towards eczema, and health literacy (Stage 2), which in turn affect the intention of and the actual stigmatising behaviour towards eczema patients (Stage 3), reasoned as following.…”