ReviewJournal of behavioral medicine2025
Progress on theory of planned behavior research: advances in research synthesis and agenda for future research.
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- "Existential Vacuum" and Axiological Conflict as Correlates of Cognitive-Affective Dissociation in Medical Staff Attitudes Toward Oncofertility in the Pediatric Population-A Preliminary Report.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Article
- Social Marketing for Health Equity: Promoting Preventive Health Behavior Among Women in Rural Communities.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2026Article
- Delay, Doubt and Dollars: Exploring Delay and Probability Discounting of Free and Paid HIV Vaccines among Sexual and Gender Minorities.AIDS and behavior · 2026Article
- Attitudes Toward Sexual and Digital Consent and Institutional Distrust as Determinants of Gender-Based Violence Prevention: Evidence from an Urban Adult Population.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2026Article
- Eye-Tracked Visual Attention to Anthropomorphic Appearance and Empathic Responses in AI Medical Conversational Agents: Dissociating Trust Gains from Attentional Synergy.Journal of eye movement research · 2026Article
- Assessing farmers' knowledge, attitudes, health risk perceptions, and practices toward pesticide use in Morocco.Scientific reports · 2026Article
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- Cultural values and HIV prevention intentions: integrating Hofstede's dimensions and the theory of planned behavior in Amazonian Indigenous communities.Frontiers in psychology · 2026Article
- Stimulating co-production in healthcare quality improvement: raising the interest of health professionals to collaborate with patients.Frontiers in health services · 2026Article
- From global to local: Developing a context-specific BeSD-HPV tool through cultural and linguistic adaptation in Pakistan.PloS one · 2026Article
- Effectiveness of BHATIN (Behavior-Tailored Intervention) for Self-Care Management and Clinical Biomarkers Among Patients with Hypertension: A Quasi Experimental Study.Journal of multidisciplinary healthcare · 2026Article
- Associations between smoking habits and weight-related behaviors among people who smoke in the United Arab Emirates: a cross-sectional study.Frontiers in public health · 2026Article
- The mediating advantage of social capital: examining the pathways from physical exercise to subjective well-being.Frontiers in psychology · 2026Article
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- A Qualitative Study on TPB-Based Factors for Breastfeeding Cessation in Women With Gestational Diabetes Mellitus in the Early Postpartum Period.Journal of pregnancy · 2026Article
- Psychological and socio-contextual factors influencing preventive healthcare decision-making: evidence from IT and ITES companies in three cities of India.BMC health services research · 2025Article
- Equipping Change Agents: Applying Mixed Methods to Learn About the Outcomes of the Co-Designed Caregiver-Centered Care Champions Education Program.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2025Article
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Abstract
The theory of planned behavior is a social cognition theory that has been widely applied to identify the psychological determinants of intentions and behavior in health contexts. Our 2015 meta-analysis of theory applications in chronic illness contributed to a burgeoning evidence base comprising syntheses supporting theory predictions in health behavior. In this review, we identify limitations of prior meta-analyses of theory applications in health behavior and highlight salient evidence gaps, summarize how recent meta-analyses of the theory have addressed some of the limitations, outline outstanding research questions, and suggest future research syntheses, including those currently in progress, to resolve them. We point to recent and ongoing meta-analyses addressing theory hypotheses and assumptions not tested in previous syntheses, such as perceived behavioral control moderating effects and indirect effects of environmental (e.g., sociostructural variables) and intrapersonal (e.g., personality traits) determinants on health behavior mediated by theory constructs. We also highlight meta-analyses examining behavioral effects of constructs representing extended processes (e.g., habit, implicit cognition) in the context of the theory. Further, we summarize recent meta-analyses addressing directional and causal inferences in theory effects, including meta-analyses of longitudinal studies and experimental and intervention research. We also highlight attempts to test the mechanisms of action of interventions based on the theory including the change meta-analysis method and mediation analyses. We conclude by summarizing the advances that recent meta-analyses of the theory have made to the evidence base of health behavior determinants and interventions and highlighting suggestions for meta-analyses that will further progress the evidence base.
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