The transtheoretical model posits that health behavior change involves progress through six stages of change: precontemplation, contemplation, preparation, action, maintenance, and termination. Ten processes of change have been identified for producing progress along with decisional balance, self-efficacy, and temptations. Basic research has generated a rule of thumb for at-risk populations: 40% in precontemplation, 40% in…
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American Journal of Health Promotion is a peer-reviewed journal published by SAGE, covering Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet, Physical Activity and Health, Workplace Health and Well-being.
| Publisher | SAGE |
|---|---|
| Reference style | Author–year (Harvard) Author–year — (Smith, 2023) in the text Smith, A., Jones, B. and Lee, C. (2023) 'A representative article title', American Journal of Health Promotion, 12(3), pp. 45–58.
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| Publishes research in | Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet Physical Activity and Health Workplace Health and Well-being Smoking Behavior and Cessation School Health and Nursing Education |
| ISSN | 0890-1171 |
| Citation impact (2-yr) | 1.61 |
| h-index | 133 |
| i10-index | 1,792 |
| Total citations | 115,907 |
| Top institutions publishing here | University of Minnesota |
| Journal website | us.sagepub.com |
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PURPOSE: To review applications of Ajzen's theory of planned behavior in the domain of health and to verify the efficiency of the theory to explain and predict health-related behaviors. METHODS: Most material has been drawn from Current Contents (Social and Behavioral Sciences and Clinical Medicine) from 1985 to date, together with all peer-reviewed articles cited…
Health promotion programs often lack a clearly specified theoretical foundation or are based on narrowly conceived conceptual models. For example, lifestyle modification programs typically emphasize individually focused behavior change strategies, while neglecting the environmental underpinnings of health and illness. This article compares three distinct, yet complementary, theoretical perspectives on health promotion: behavioral change, environmental enhancement,…
PURPOSE: To determine the relationship between urban sprawl, health, and health-related behaviors. DESIGN: Cross-sectional analysis using hierarchical modeling to relate characteristics of individuals and places to levels of physical activity, obesity, body mass index (BMI), hypertension, diabetes, and coronary heart disease. SETTING: U.S. counties (448) and metropolitan areas (83). SUBJECTS: Adults (n = 206,992) from…
The authors provide a conceptual model of a healthy nutrition environment, then review the types of measures required to assess various aspects of this environment. Measures fall into priority categories of consumer and community environments.