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Operationalizing the theory of planned behavior.

H M Young1, L Lierman, G Powell-Cope

  • 1School of Nursing, University of Washington, Seattle 98195.

Research in Nursing & Health
|April 1, 1991
PubMed
Summary

The Theory of Planned Behavior (TPB) framework helps understand health behaviors. This article details how to operationalize TPB, using breast self-examination (BSE) in older women as examples.

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Area of Science:

  • Health behavior research
  • Psychological theories

Background:

  • The Theory of Planned Behavior (TPB) is a key expectancy-value model.
  • TPB examines how beliefs influence health behaviors.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To describe the operationalization of the Theory of Planned Behavior.
  • To provide examples of instrument development for TPB in health behavior studies.

Main Methods:

  • Explication of instrument development process.
  • Case studies of breast self-examination (BSE) behavior in older women.

Main Results:

  • Demonstration of TPB operationalization through practical examples.
  • Identification of potential threats to reliability in TPB measures.

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Conclusions:

  • Effective operationalization of TPB is crucial for studying health behaviors.
  • Reliability considerations are important in developing TPB-based instruments.