Health Belief Model, Social Cognitive Theory, And Social Ecological Model
Summary of Theories The four main behavioral theories talked about in the reading were the Health Belief Model, Transtheoretical Model, Social Cognitive Theory, and Social Ecological Model. Theories help explain behavior and suggest how to develop ways to influence and change behavior. As a result, the specific behavioral theories mentioned previously are often used for promoting healthy behaviors by public health services. I already discussed the Transtheoretical Model in my discussion post, so the remaining three will be summarized. The Health Belief Model is all about how people’s beliefs are as important or even more important than the symptoms that they have. It’s core constructs are perceived susceptibility and perceived severity, perceived
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If they believe they are more susceptible to getting the health issue or they perceive the health issue as especially dangerous, they will be more likely to engage in behaviors to help prevent the health issue. The perceived benefits and barriers portion is similar, if the individual believes there's benefits in taking action to prevent the health issue, they will and if they believe there's too great of obstacles they won't take action even if they believe the disease is dangerous. A cue or trigger is necessary for prompting engagement in health promoting behaviors and finally the individual’s perceptions of their competence to make change will affect their behavior. The Social Cognitive Theory is a model that shows how personal factors, environmental factors, and behavior continually interact. It exemplifies that people not only learn through their own experiences, but also by observing others and their results. The key constructs of this model is observational learning, reinforcement, self-control, and self-efficacy. Goal setting and self-monitoring is very important and effective in this model. It also highlights reciprocal determinism, meaning that a person can be both an agent of change and a responder to change. All these things together promote healthy
If they believe they are more susceptible to getting the health issue or they perceive the health issue as especially dangerous, they will be more likely to engage in behaviors to help prevent the health issue. The perceived benefits and barriers portion is similar, if the individual believes there's benefits in taking action to prevent the health issue, they will and if they believe there's too great of obstacles they won't take action even if they believe the disease is dangerous. A cue or trigger is necessary for prompting engagement in health promoting behaviors and finally the individual’s perceptions of their competence to make change will affect their behavior. The Social Cognitive Theory is a model that shows how personal factors, environmental factors, and behavior continually interact. It exemplifies that people not only learn through their own experiences, but also by observing others and their results. The key constructs of this model is observational learning, reinforcement, self-control, and self-efficacy. Goal setting and self-monitoring is very important and effective in this model. It also highlights reciprocal determinism, meaning that a person can be both an agent of change and a responder to change. All these things together promote healthy