Background Message framing has been an important focus in health communication
research, yet prior meta-analyses found limited support for using framing to increase …

Habitual actions are elicited automatically in associated settings, bypassing conscious
motivation. This has prompted interest in habit formation as a mechanism for sustaining …

Objective: The health action process approach (HAPA) is a social–cognitive model
specifying motivational and volitional determinants of health behavior. A meta-analysis of …

Health‐compromising behaviors such as physical inactivity and poor dietary habits are
difficult to change. Most social‐cognitive theories assume that an individual's intention to …

Background: Adoption and maintenance of health behaviors are often poorly predicted by
behavioral intentions. To bridge the gap between intentions and behavior, strategic planning …

Background Plaque control in patients with periodontal disease is critically dependent upon
self‐care through specific oral hygiene‐related behaviours. Objectives To determine the …

OBJECTIVE: In an effort to examine the decreasing oral health trend of Australian dental
patients, the Health Belief Model (HBM) was utilised to understand the beliefs underlying …

Periodontitis and hypertension often occur as comorbidities, which need to be treated at the
same time. To resolve this issue, a controlled‐release composite hydrogel approach is …

Objective: To examine the putative moderating role of self-efficacy in the intention-planning-
behavior relationship. Methods: In N812 individuals, intentions (independent variable) were …

Action planning is assumed to mediate between intentions and health behaviours.
Moreover, intentions are assumed to moderate the planning-behaviour relation, because …