Health Action Process Approach (HAPA) as a Theoretical Framework to Understand Behavior Change

A theoretical framework to explain, predict, and modify health behaviors is presented which consists of various psychological constructs and a mediator mechanism. Risk perception, outcome expectancies, self-efficacy, intention, planning, and action control constitute the building blocks for a mediat...

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Main Author: Ralf Schwarzer
Format: Article
Language:Spanish
Published: Universidad de Costa Rica 2016-12-01
Series:Actualidades en Psicología
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Online Access:http://revistas.ucr.ac.cr/index.php/actualidades/article/view/23458