Health Belief Model (HBM)
Theory used in the article: Health Belief Model (HBM) Article Title: Applying the Health Belief Model to college students’ health behavior
Rationale provided by author: The authors implied rationale for using the Health Belief Model was to examine how and why college students’ health behaviors or health behavioral intentions develop (Kim, Ahn, & No, 2012).
Alternate theory: Stages of Change (Transtheoretical) Model
Rationale: 150-200 word paragraph explaining why the alternate theory might also be used for the purposes of the article. Kim, Ahn, and No (2012) used the HBM to examine (a) health behaviors of college students’, (b) to address the factors that influence physical activity and eating behavior, and (c) to evaluate if those factors are interrelated. By definition, the HBM is a cognitively based model that addresses behavior problems that result in health concerns and promote change (Kim, Ahn, & No, 2012). Similar to the HBM, the Transtheoretical Model illustrates that health behavior change is a process in which individual pass through stages of awareness. Both models aim to understand, predict, and assess individuals’ health behavior and their ability to change. Both models also take into account self-efficacy, which is the confidence of an individual to take action. Given that both models focus on behavior change, the authors could have used the Transtheoretical Model as an alternate theory to examine college students’ behavioral intention to do physical activity and eat healthier foods. In other words, the stages or processes of change (precontemplation, contemplation, preparation, action, maintenance) in the …show more content…
Mini Problem Analysis (10 points)
Your name: Meadeshia Mitchell
Public health problem: Children’s exposure to secondhand smoke (SHS)
Intrapersonal factors: Factor 1: Lack of health knowledge about secondhand smoke exposure (SHSe) harm (Collins & Ibrahim,
Rationale provided by author: The authors implied rationale for using the Health Belief Model was to examine how and why college students’ health behaviors or health behavioral intentions develop (Kim, Ahn, & No, 2012).
Alternate theory: Stages of Change (Transtheoretical) Model
Rationale: 150-200 word paragraph explaining why the alternate theory might also be used for the purposes of the article. Kim, Ahn, and No (2012) used the HBM to examine (a) health behaviors of college students’, (b) to address the factors that influence physical activity and eating behavior, and (c) to evaluate if those factors are interrelated. By definition, the HBM is a cognitively based model that addresses behavior problems that result in health concerns and promote change (Kim, Ahn, & No, 2012). Similar to the HBM, the Transtheoretical Model illustrates that health behavior change is a process in which individual pass through stages of awareness. Both models aim to understand, predict, and assess individuals’ health behavior and their ability to change. Both models also take into account self-efficacy, which is the confidence of an individual to take action. Given that both models focus on behavior change, the authors could have used the Transtheoretical Model as an alternate theory to examine college students’ behavioral intention to do physical activity and eat healthier foods. In other words, the stages or processes of change (precontemplation, contemplation, preparation, action, maintenance) in the …show more content…
Mini Problem Analysis (10 points)
Your name: Meadeshia Mitchell
Public health problem: Children’s exposure to secondhand smoke (SHS)
Intrapersonal factors: Factor 1: Lack of health knowledge about secondhand smoke exposure (SHSe) harm (Collins & Ibrahim,