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The attainment of important health goals throughout adulthood
— an integration of the theory of planned behavior and aspects of social support | | Author(s) | Dean D VonDras, Scott F Madey |
| Journal title | International Journal of Aging and Human Development, vol 59, no 3, 2004 |
| Pages | pp 205-234 |
| Source | http://baywood.com |
| Keywords | Health [elderly] ; Informal care ; Behaviour ; Theory ; Longitudinal surveys ; United States of America. |
| Annotation | The theory of planned behaviour (TPB) posits that an individual's attitudes, motivation to comply with social norms and perceptions of control are antecedents of intention to act or perform a particular behaviour. This research integrates TPB with aspects of social support, explores the utility of variables within each model in predicting the attainment of important health goals, and incorporates an ideographic methodology. 290 respondents aged 27-87 selected from the Washington University Aging and Adult Development subject pool were administered a postal survey, which included measures of respondents' most important health goals, also aspects of social support. A follow-up telephone survey months later inquired about successful goal attainment and health. Results indicate association between TPB components and aspects of social support. Further, the emotional and instrumental support provided by a family member or friend and size of social support network were found to be unique predictors of health goal attainment after controlling for TPB components. The importance of personalised goals and social support in designing health interventions for older people is discussed. (RH). |
| Accession Number | CPA-041221207 A |
| Classmark | CC: P6: DM: 4D: 3J: 7T |
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