Abstract
Perceived behavioral control (PBC) and intention, the proximal predictors from the theory of planned behavior (TPB), were used to predict cardiovascular risk behaviors in 597 patients I year after diagnosis with coronary heart disease. The outcome measures were self-report measures of exercise plus objective measures of fitness (distance walked in 6 min) and cotinine-confirmed smoking cessation. In multivariate analyses incorporating both PBC and intention, PBC predicted exercise, distance walked, and smoking cessation, but intention was not a reliable independent predictor of any health behavior measured. Thus, the effective theoretical component of the TPB was PBC. Similar predictions could derive from social-cognitive theory. In coronary patients, behavioral change needs to address issues of action implementation rather than motivational factors alone.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 533-538 |
Number of pages | 6 |
Journal | Health Psychology |
Volume | 23 |
Issue number | 5 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - Sept 2004 |
Keywords
- Aged
- Angina Pectoris
- Behavior Therapy
- Coronary Disease
- England
- Exercise
- Female
- Follow-Up Studies
- Health Behavior
- Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice
- Humans
- Internal-External Control
- Male
- Middle Aged
- Motivation
- Multivariate Analysis
- Myocardial Infarction
- Outcome Assessment (Health Care)
- Physical Fitness
- Recurrence
- Risk-Taking
- Smoking Cessation