Planning versus action: Different decision-making processes predict plans to change one's diet versus actual dietary behavior.

Should I Diet? What Should I Eat? Different Decision Making Factors Predict Dieting Intentions versus Actual Dietary Behavior

Self-regulation of consumer decision making and behavior: The role of implementation intentions

People may use the self-regulatory strategy of forming implementation intentions (i.e., if-then plans) to make better consumer decisions and facilitate the translation of those decisions into action. First, research on the mechanisms and effects of implementation intentions is reviewed. Second, we discuss how implementation intentions can be used to improve consumer decision making by promoting...

Why do people fail to turn good intentions into action? The role of executive control processes in the translation of healthy eating intentions into action in young Scottish adults

BACKGROUND Despite the significant health benefits associated with eating healthily, diet is extremely difficult to change, with the majority of people who intend to eat more healthily failing to do so. Recent evidence has suggested that the ability to turn intentions into actions may be related to individual differences in one facet of executive control - cognitive inhibition (i.e. the ability...

کنش جمعی؛ نقطه اتصال تفکر نهادگرا و نگرش برنامه‌ریزی ارتباطی

 Institution is the collective action in control, liberation, and expansion of individual action; so that individuals are identified and realized through their participation in institutions. In the institutionalist perspective, the question of planning goes beyond the dichotomy of public-private sectors, and is transmuted from being an individual or interpersonal activity to an aspect of govern...

The role of action planning and plan enactment for smoking cessation

BACKGROUND Several studies have reemphasized the role of action planning. Yet, little attention has been paid to the role of plan enactment. This study assesses the determinants and the effects of action planning and plan enactment on smoking cessation. METHODS One thousand and five participants completed questionnaires at baseline and at follow-ups after one and six months. Factors queried w...