Common Factors Predicting Long-term Changes in Multiple Health Behaviors
Year: 2010
Type: article
Abstract: This study was designed to assess if there are consistent treatment, stage, severity, effort and demographic effects which predict long-term changes across the multiple behaviors of smoking, diet and sun exposure. A secondary data analysis integrated data from four studies on smoking cessation (N = 3927), three studies on diet (N = 4824) and four studies on sun exposure (N = 6465). Across all three behaviors, behavior change at 24 months was related to treatment, stage of change, problem severity and effort effects measured at baseline. There were no consistent demographic effects. Across multiple behaviors, long-term behavior changes are consistently related to four effects that are dynamic and open to change. Behavior changes were not consistently related to static demographic variables. Future intervention research can target the four effects to determine if breakthroughs can be produced in changing single and multiple behaviors.
Source: Journal of Health Psychology
Institution: University of Rhode Island
Language: English
Subfield: Applied Psychology
Field: Psychology
Domain: Social Sciences
Open Access status: green
Awards: Online Tailored Interventions & Relational Agents for Exercise and Sun Protection, G1971202516, G2355478577, G3889972749, G4329480883, G4574292739, G4926317200, New SPM Methods to Study Chromatin Remodeling, Maintenance in Multiple Behaviors with Emphasis on Aging, SCHOOL COMPUTER PROGRAMS FOR TEENS FOR SIX CANCER RISKS, ACCELERATING THE PROCESS OF CHANGE FOR CANCER PREVENTION, ENHANCED SELF HELP INTERVENTIONS FOR SMOKING CES, G895310924
OpenAlex ID: W2158657798