Abstract
A behavioral intention model and a health belief model were compared on the basis of their conceptual strength and predictive validity in a study of flu inoculation behavior. The results suggest that models incorporating evaluative components, normative influences, emotional factors, and intervening summary concepts may yield a greater understanding of health care decisions.
Keywords
NormativePsychologyConceptual modelPath analysis (statistics)Health careSocial psychologyHealth belief modelNormative model of decision-makingApplied psychologyHealth promotionComputer scienceEconomicsStatisticsMathematicsEpistemology
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- 1979
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- article
- Volume
- 6
- Issue
- 2
- Pages
- 113-113
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Richard L. Oliver,
Philip K. Berger
(1979).
A Path Analysis of Preventive Health Care Decision Models.
Journal of Consumer Research
, 6
(2)
, 113-113.
https://doi.org/10.1086/208755
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- 10.1086/208755