BACKGROUND Psychological models can be used to understand and predict behaviour in a wide range of settings. However, they have not been consistently applied to health professional behaviours, and the contribution of differing theories is not clear. The aim of this study was to explore the usefulness of a range of psychological theories to predict health professional behaviour relating to manag...

INTRODUCTION Marriage is a social capital in society, so that makes the behavioral and social stability of parents and children in a generation, productive. Various factors can affect the intention of marriage, including individual, economic, social and cultural factors. The present study aimed to determine predictors of university students' intention to marriage based on the theory of planned ...

BACKGROUND Intention to smoking is a strong predictor of future smoking behavior. The aim of this study is identifying the personal, environmental, and psychological factors relating to intention to smoking in adolescents of Tabriz city (Northwest of Iran). METHODS Four thousand nine hundred and three (4903) students were randomly selected and completed a self-administered questionnaire about...

The research reported in the present paper focused on psychological aspects of outdoor recreation, and on the relation between psychological variables and economic measures of value in the form of willingness to pay. The conceptual framework for this research was provided by the theory of planned behaviour (Ajzen, 1988; Ajzen and Madden, 1986). The theory's basic concepts are intention to perfo...

BACKGROUND A qualitative study was carried out on 200 pregnant women attending obstetric offices and Imam Ali Women's Clinic in Zahedan, Iran during January 2010 to August 2011. Twenty-nine focus group discussions (FGDs) with 5-8 participants in each group were formed. The study included women in the third trimester of pregnancy with the intention or decision to undergo elective cesarean sectio...

This study aims to examine the factors that influence intention of emerging adults with divorced parents seek psychological help using Theory Planned Behavior (TPB) terminology. A total 118 participants aged 18-25 years old took part in study. Participants completed self-report questionnaires Mental Health Intention Scale, Self-Stigma Seeking Help Attitude Towards Professional and Stigma Scale ...