The Theory Of Reasoned Action As A Model Of Children's Health Behavior

There is also another campaign which supports the theory of ‘Reasoned Action’. For example, another one is the Jump Rope for Heart Campaign. This campaign was put together by the British Heart Foundation. This campaign was set to raise money for the fight against heart disease and stroke, and also to show children how to stay healthy and have fun at the same time. The model supports the campaign because it enables and influences children to be healthy and this will also affect other people within the children’s life, which could create a positive subject norm. This could help them in later life because they will understand how to stay healthy and active.

Theory Based Health Interventions applying Health Belief Model and Theory of Planned Behavior/Reasoned Action to the prevention of HIV and STDs

Stigmatizing sex and forcing teenagers to hide from authority figures in order to engage in it simply makes it more dangerous. Preventing access to birth control is associated with limiting discussion or education with teenagers and their authority figures about sexual behavior. Lack of sex education is associated with positive sexual behaviors, including a significantly reduced likelihood of teen pregnancy (Lindberg and Maddow-Zimet 333). Specifically, teaching adolescents about birth control options increases the likelihood of birth control usage and other safer sexual practices (Lindberg and Maddow-Zimet 337). For instance,

Even though sex education has been proven to lower pregnancy and abortion rates among teens, for years people have argued that comprehensive or safe-sex education encourages early sexual activity instead of steering the thought away. However, the main issue is not education about sex but specifically what kind of education. In 1986 Planned Parenthood commissioned a poll to determine how comprehensive sex education which teaches about abstinence as the best method for avoiding STDs and unintended pregnancy, when affected behavior. Much to the agency’s disappointment, the study showed that kids exposed to such a program had a 47% higher rate of sexual activity than those who’d had no sex education at all. In contrast, a 1996 study on “Project

We can look at these key constructs as they relate to the topic of adolescent sexual risk behaviors. With the construct of perceived susceptibility, adolescents may feel that they are not at risk of contracting an STD. Perceived severity is the idea that this population believe getting an STD is severe enough to take action. With perceived benefits, adolescents feel that getting tested for HIV or using a condom will protect them from an unplanned pregnancy or STD. Perceived barriers allows adolescents to identify any barriers they may have with using condoms or getting tested and ways to overcome these barriers. A cue to action could be a simple HIV related radio ad or commercial. This can prompt

This approach aims to ‘radically reshape the alcohol and reduce the number of people drinking to excess’ (p5), as well as reduce the amount of 11-15 year olds drinking alcohol and the amount they consume. It also aims to reduce the availability of low-priced alcohol. This aims to reduce the amount of young people participating in risky behaviour because if alcohol is more expensive, it may put young people off (Foster, 2012). The government have various strategies to try to prevent young people from participating in risk taking behaviour, and the consequences of it. An example of this is the prevention of risky sexual behaviour. Although it is natural for young people aged 14-18 to explore their sexual feelings, the UK government policy on sex education highlights the importance of safe sex to try to reduce teenage pregnancy and STI rates (Yu, 2010). Yu believes that this is best implicated in schools, where it is a safe environment to educate many young people at a time on the importance of staying safe. Although there are several preventive measures in place to prevent young people putting themselves at sexual risk, it has been found that some aspects may be more complicated. For example, it has been found that although strategies to prevent pregnancy may be working, it may cause sexually transmitted infections (STIs) cases to increase (Garside et al, 2001). This is because girls may choose to be on the pill to stop unwanted pregnancy, but it does not prevent STIs. Also, as part of the NHS, they give out free condoms to people under 25. However, it was found that less than half of 14-16 year olds knew where to access them (Garside et al, 2001). This suggests that more may need to be done to educate young people about the availability of free

This paper will focus on theoretical approaches to health behaviors. When looking at behaviors in theory, it is important to understand what is actually possible then what realistically may be true. This paper will Identify a health behavior issue targeting a specific population and its goals in the program. Next, the paper will identify a health behavior model and/or theory to examine specific issues. Finally, this paper will include how the given model and/or theory focus on the issue and facilitating the behavior health change in the selected population within the target population.

There is a biblical text that states, “when I want to do right I do wrong”. Ok, so where am I going with this discussion? No one perfect….. Yes, surprise not one person falls into the perfect category. So, now, that the playing field is leveled; let’s play, shall we.

The intervention teaches that abstinence is the most effective way to prevent STDs, but it emphasizes that if adolescents do have sex they should use condoms. It addresses attitudes toward condom use, skill and self-efficacy in using condoms, beliefs about negative consequences of condoms for sexual enjoyment, and skill and self-efficacy in negotiating condom use. It includes themes that encourage adolescents to be proud of themselves, their family, and their community; to behave responsibly for the sake of themselves, their family, and their community; and to consider their goals for the future and how unhealthful behavior might hinder their efforts to achieve those goals (Jemmott, John B., III, Jemmott, Loretta S., Fong, Geoffrey T., & Morales,

The Health Belief Model is used to anticipate and explain health behavior. Health belief model was developed in the 1950s by Social Psychologists at the US Public Health Services to describe and predict health-related behaviors. Through this model, nurses determine a patient’s health belief, the risk of diseases, and readiness in which patient is willing to take appropriate effort to make a healthy lifestyle change.

This model maintains that the likelihood of a person taking a health-related action to avoid a negative health condition depends on the person’s view of perceived susceptibility, severity, benefits, and barriers. Susceptibility is defined as the chances of getting the negative health condition, while severity is the severity of the condition. Perceived benefits would be the chances that the health-related action will greatly decrease likelihood of contracting the negative health condition, and barriers would be one’s own belief in themselves to correctly perform the health related action. The most prevalent example of the Health Belief model is the use of condoms to combat HIV infection. One would take into account their chances of contracting HIV with and without the use of a condom, the severity of HIV, the reduce in risk of contraction that condoms offer, and their own confidence in their ability to successfully use a condom.

The intervention we described in this paper is an integrative approach health intervention conducted for Chinese college students. The goals of this intervention are: 1. Evaluate the self-efficacy of condom use among college students in preventing abortions; 2. Creating effective messages to modify both target audience’s personal factors and environmental factors together to promote our recommended behavior: condom use based on SCT.

Social psychologists Godfrey Hochbaum, Irwin Rosenstock, and Stephen Kegels, developed The Health Belief Model (HBM) to explain lack of motivation and action to protect from health threats. It is a behavior social sciences model. Here, it will be the framework for exploring reasons 15-24 year olds do not consistently use condoms.

This study discusses if Social Action Theory is appropriate to address gaps in research of illicit drug use among Young Men Who Have Sex with Men (YMSM). Just like the previous study discussed in this paper, this study also uses the structural equation modelling on a sample of 526 men from the Healthy Young Men Study. The Healthy Young Men study is a study on substance use and sexual risk behaviour among YMSM in Los Angeles. The subjects were selected from various venues that were identified as settings in which YMSM spend their time in such as pride festivals, bars, parties etc. They were then interviewed topics such as background, substance use history, sexual behaviour and cognitive and psychological variables. Since SAT proposes that health

Health behaviors are the beliefs and actions regarding your personal well being. These behaviors often stem from adolescence. Observing your mother’s sedentary behavior or watching your father eat a family-size bag of chips in one sitting easily becomes second nature as you grow older. Luckily, it is easy to examine and alter negative behaviors with today’s technology. There are many documentaries, books, and quizzes (among many other means) offering a way to drop a negative habit and pick up a healthy one.