Lecture 3 - Volitional models

Question 1

intention behavior gap def

Answer 1

people have good intentions but fail to act on them

Question 2

needs to bridge the I-B gap

Answer 2

action plans
coping plans

Question 3

action planning

Answer 3

• implementation planning
• where, when, how
• specify situation –> perceptual readiness
• specify behavior –> behavioral readiness
• passing control to environmental cues to automize behavior

Question 4

perceptual readiness

Answer 4

mental representation of situations become activated
- easier to detect situations
- readily attent to the situation
- recall the situation more effectively

Question 5

behavioral readiness

Answer 5

automization of the intended behavior once the critical situation occurs
- no conscious intend required

Question 6

coping plans

Answer 6

anticipation on barriers
- if this, than…

Question 7

Health action process approach

Answer 7

the gap between intention and action is bridged by action and coping planning
- motivational phase: goal setting
- volitional phase: goal pursuit
- each phase is influenced by self-efficacy

Question 8

HAPA motivational phase

Answer 8

• Outcome expectancies: a person’s beliefs that performing behavior will lead to desired outcomes
• Risk perception: a person’s belief in the severity of a health condition and his vulnerability toward it
• action self-efficacy: optimistic beliefs about personal agency during the motivational phase
  ^ lead to intention

Question 9

volitional phase

Answer 9

• Action plans: detailed plans about when, where and how the behavior is executed
• Coping plans: detailed plans of what to do if something interferes with achieving goals
• Action control: comprises three facets:
  o Self-monitoring
  o Awareness of standards
  o Self-regulatory effort: initiation and maintenance of behavior and recovery when behavior was interrupted (relapse)

Question 10

HAPA predictors of succes

Answer 10

motivational phase:
- action self-efficacy
- outcome expectations
- risk perception

volitional phase:
- strong intention
- action and coping plans
- volitional self-efficacy