Consumer engagement with self-driving cars: a theory of planned behavior-informed perspective

Self-Driving Cars

Self-Care Behaviors of Mothers with Gestational Diabetes Treated with Insulin Based on the Theory of Planned Behavior

Background & aim: The prevalence of gestational diabetes during pregnancy is one of the major maternal and fetal complications. Self-care behavior could be an effective method to control gestational diabetes induced by pregnancy. The theory of planned behavior (TPB) is one of the popular conceptual frameworks for the study of human action and the prediction and understanding of particular behav...

Effect of an Intervention Based on the Theory of Planned Behavior on Self-Care Behavior of Patients With Hypertension: A Clinical Trial

Background: Hypertension is an important health problem and one of the most important causes of disability and mortality.  Objective This study aims to evaluate the effect of an educational program based on the Theory of Planned Behavior (TPB) on self-care behaviors in hypertensive patients. Materials and Methods: This is a clinical trial conducted on 180 patients with hypertension referred t...

Employee Engagement From a Self-Determination Theory Perspective

Macey and Schneider (2008) draw on numerous theories to explain what engagement is and how it is similar to and different from related constructs in the organizational behavior literature. As a result, we now have a better understanding of some of the key ‘‘components’’ of engagement. What appears to be missing, however, is a strong unifying theory to guide research and practice. We believe tha...

A Self-determination Theory Perspective on Student Engagement*

This chapter pursues three goals. First, it overviews selfdetermination theory (SDT). SDT is a macrotheory of motivation comprised of fi ve interrelated minitheories—basic needs theory, organismic integration theory, goal contents theory, cognitive evaluation theory, and causality orientations theory. Each minitheory was created to explain specifi c motivational phenomena and to address specifi...