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Changes in intentions, planning, and self-efficacy predict changes in behaviors: an application of latent true change modeling
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posted on 2023-05-17, 09:49 authored by Reuter, T, Ziegelmann, JP, Wiedemann, AU, Geiser, C, Lippke, S, Benjamin SchuezBenjamin Schuez, Schwarzer, RCan latent true changes in intention, planning, and self-efficacy account for latent change in two health behaviors (physical activity as well as fruit and vegetable intake)? Baseline data on predictors and behaviors and corresponding follow-up data four weeks later were collected from 853 participants. Interindividual differences in change and change–change associations were analyzed using structural equation modeling. For both behaviors, similar prediction patterns were found: changes in intention and self-efficacy predicted changes in planning, which in turn corresponded to changes in behavior. This evidence confirms that change predicts change, which is an inherent precondition in behavior change theories.
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Publication title
Journal of Health Psychology: An Interdisciplinary, International JournalVolume
15Issue
6Pagination
935-947ISSN
1359-1053Department/School
School of Psychological SciencesPublisher
Sage Publications LtdPlace of publication
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