Planed Behavior Theory

In conclusion, using the principle of positive reinforcement in this program will successfully help the roommate to lose weight and to gain a position on the football team. By using positive reinforcement and a variable interval schedule of reinforcement, the behavior modification program will be

This behavior change project has become a huge part of my everyday life. I lost sight of how important staying in shape affects my overall mental state along with my physical well-being. Having a life that consists of so many activities such as going to school, working, and maintaining a full and happy relationship with the people I care about is hard to balance with just making time for myself. That is why keeping this three day a week workout regime over the past five weeks has been so important; it made me realize that I can make time to focus on just working on myself, and in turn, improve all other aspects of my life. Realizing of course that there are many people in this world that have real life health problems that they seek professional help for. These changes in their lives require a system or a theory that must be applied to develop a strategic an organized way to regulate or change their behavior.

This past summer, I realized that I was getting a lot more exercise compared to the school year. Aside from the occasional basketball, volleyball, or run, I do not have a set schedule or exercise regularly. As a result, I found the Behavioral Change Project the perfect opportunity to set the goal for myself of being more physically fit by exercising daily. To do so, I aimed to either play sports (basketball or volleyball) for at least 1 hour or run at least 1 mile (which includes 5 minutes of stretching beforehand) as my daily exercise. Having the objectives established beforehand made it clear to me what I needed to do to reach my goal. I also wrote down goal-facilitating behaviors (planning to run with others, to work and study effectively

The majority of people will decide to change their health behavior throughout their lifetime. The reasons for the change might be quite different from individual to individual. Some may be motivated to take action after experiencing a life threatening illness, while others are proactive and change their health behavior to decrease the risks of developing a potential disease. However, even if the reasons for the change are valid and well understood, there is a great possibility that one will not follow set goals long term. Stacy Carter, an assistant of professor and an author of the Social Validity Manual, expresses her opinion about people implementing a scientifically proven health behavior change treatment in their routine, “if it's something that is going to cause them a lot of effort, or is difficult to implement, then they probably are not going to use it for long” (Cranford, 2011). Use number superscript 1

The Theory of Planned Behaviour as a Model to Explain the Attitude-Behaviour Relationship: An Analysis and Discussion of an Exercise Intervention

Exercise behavior is the study of theories which work to explain actions and phenomenon’s that occur when looking at peoples perspectives of exercise. One overall theory called The Transtheoretical model (TTM), includes elements from “across a variety of theories and models behavior, some of which are social-cognitive in nature and some of which are not” (79). The TTM describes five stages of behavior change: Precontemplation, contemplation, preparation, action and maintenance. By using TTM as the base of multiple theories, a greater picture of exercise behavior is created to understand how individuals become interested and continue to make a life style that involves normal exercise.

The behavior change model that is most conducive to my goal is the theory of planned behavior. The theory of planned behavior emphasizes the role of intention when changing a behavior but it also covers the factors that the person does not have control of . For example, in my behavior change goal I can control the foods I choose to eat and where I want to eat, however there are external factors that I cannot control such as what food is available in the dining facilities on campus as well as how much spending money I have at the time since I am currently in between jobs and work study does not pay all that much.

The behavior I have chosen to do my modification program on is increasing the amount of time I work out every time I go to the gym until I reach my target goal. My target goal is to work out for an hour and half every time I go to the gym in the morning. When I go to the gym I will be taking a stop watch to time the amount of time I work out to verify that I reached my goal as well as mark my calendar every day that I go stating how long I worked out for. To make sure I was committed to the goal I wrote down six reasons/benefits of making this behavior change that are both short term and long term. They are feeling better about myself throughout the day, getting to wear the dress I want to be able to fit by my birthday on July 24th, increasing my endurance for marathons, improving my mood, sleeping better, also something to enjoy doing with my husband. There are many more but these are the ones I placed on my bathroom mirror, on my desk lamp at work, on my dashboard in my car, the table next to my front door that holds my gym bag and shoes, on my fridge and in my husband’s truck in case he drives. I also let my husband know my goal and also invited him to come with me so he could monitor that I am actually sticking with my plan daily. I also had stated the table next to the door holds my gym bag and shoes so if I was to walk outside I automatically see them there taunting me to take them and go to the gym. I also put a reminder on my phone each day of my goal and why it

Hallam and Petosa (2004) also used SCT to examine the impact of 4-session 2 weeks worksite exercise intervention. Authors aimed to test if this intervention program would increase selected SCT constructs in terms of employees’ fidelity of exercise in the long term. This study also did not use all of the SCT constructs, same as Dunstan et al. (2013) study. They only used 3 of the constructs (self-efficacy, outcome-expectancy values, and self-regulation.), and sub-constructs of self-regulation: social support, self-monitoring, relapse prevention, reinforcements, goal setting, and time management. In the literature, SCT have 2 main constructs (Individual characteristics and environmental factors), and their 11 sub-categories. On the other hand, these authors used that categorization differently. Also, this study explained the reason of why they used those three specific constructs instead of all of them by saying that these constructs are highly associated variables with SCT and exercise behavior as literature identified. This explanation seems more rationale than not giving any reason to choose constructs. They might add other constructs to the study and find their own conclusion regarding the most associated ones, or they might give which literature mentioned from this association because there is no citation to proof/support that assumption.

New Year’s is a time when people think “I’m going to accomplish things this year around”. So it is common for said people to bring forth a goal to reach, a resolution. Resolutions come in many varieties, though there are several that are commonly chosen and commonly abandoned. Examples are quitting an addiction such as cigarettes or alcohol, saving money, and the infamous dieting and gym routines. The resolution set for myself is an alternate version of the standard “work out and get in shape” resolution. Though I am not seeking to lose weight or to diet. My resolution is to strengthen my shoulder muscles to fix my impaired posture (minor scoliosis). Though this in no way states that I will go to a gym. The strategy involves working at home,

The theory I chose that relates to this movie is the Social Cognitive Theory. Also the article I chose is based on individuals with type two diabetes. The purpose of this study was to correlate and moderate to vigorous exercise with these individuals and determine their self-efficacy, self–regulation and social support. Adults

According to Dalle Grave, Calugi, Centis, El Ghoch, and Marchesini (2010), both a healthy diet and exercise are essential to weight loss and weight loss maintenance. The client has a good understanding of this, as she wants to lose weight using diet and exercise. The next step would be to engage in the cognitive behavioral strategies to increase the clients’ level of exercise.

It is difficult to change my own behavior sometime, and it is more complex to changes other someone’s behavior and to forecast their intervention, knowing these attitude can be as significant as significant the person’s attitudes. Positive approach in the direction of physical activity (PA) was strapping predictors of PA linked with being PA and less inactive. Nevertheless, physically powerful adult to do exercise was not linked with real behavior. Interactive debate during focus groups unraveled approach and barrier power PA behavior. Doing PA to sense good quality and to like themselves was extra important for young population than the ordinary supposition of ‘winning’ and

You’re probably thinking, “Wait, I want to do what now?” While these are lofty goals, they’re actually easier to accomplish than the traditional New Year’s goals of exercising more and eating healthier.

This year was the same as last when it came time to make my New Year 's Resolution. I set out to exercise more and lost twenty pounds. Also like last, I haven 't stuck to my plan and have given up already. I have tried to accomplish this over the last two years because I have tons of clothes that I can no longer fit into and it 's a small amount that I feel I should be able to lose, but I seem to always fall short. The first few weeks in January I staied solid. I was going to the gym, eating right, but then daily life happened and I had a hard time adjusting and fitting it into my daily routine. Plus there is after holiday gift cards for restaurants, starbucks and I am a coupon collector; Finding good deals on food always makes it hard to pass up on things that I love to eat when they are at such a bargain. Sometimes dieting seems a little more expensive than the alternative. While I know it is more healthy money becomes a factory at times. I had a bad week and then I tried to bounce back and get back on my fitness routine, and then I got hit with the flu. How am I supposed to workout while I cant breath? I am not saying it is an excuse but it is a set back. So after a month of disappointment I basically stopped trying so hard. I still do plan to keep trying to finally accomplish this resolution but I believe it will be a slow process that I have to get my head in and separate myself from others. Hopefully next year I can make a new resolution and not repeat this same