To reduce carbon emissions resulted from tourism industry, low-carbon tourism is advocated and has become an important tourism policy in many countries. Previously, studies concerned about low-carbon tourism were focused on how to plan and design low-carbon tourism activities and itinerary products. However, little research was paid attention to the low-carbon tourism behavior of tourists and t...

BACKGROUND While shared decision making (SDM) and adherence to clinical practice guidelines (CPGs) are important, some believe they are incompatible. This study explored the mutual influence between physicians' intention to engage in SDM and their intention to follow CPGs. METHODS Embedded within a clustered randomized trial to assess the impact of training physicians in SDM about using antib...

This paper reported the results of a survey study and provided evidences of empirically testing technology acceptance model (TAM) in understanding the determinants of users’ intention to use wireless technology at work. Questionnaires were distributed to users whose company is initiating the adoption of wireless devices in accomplishing their works. The results indicated that technology accepta...

This study models the intention to use novel mobile peer-to-peer communications and content sharing services and determine their adoption potential. A sample of 155 Finnish customers with an advanced mobile handset was collected and analyzed. The Theory of Planned Behavior conceptual model for measuring behavioral intention was applied in the context of novel mobile services. The model was esti...

Purpose – With recent advances in internet technologies, internet of things (IoT) technology is having an increasing impact on our daily lives, and beginning to offer interesting and advantageous new services. The current research aims to develop and test an integrative model of factors determining consumers’ acceptance of IoT technology. Design/methodology/approach – Based on technology accept...

BACKGROUND The current study tested the utility of an integrated social cognitive model to predict physical activity (PA) intentions and behavior in New Zealand adolescents. METHOD Seventy-two adolescents (mean age = 16.92, SD = 0.66) completed measures consistent with the integrated model (attitude, subjective norm, perceived behavioral control [PBC], goal intention, task-efficacy, barrier e...

For the success of telemonitoring acceptance in South Korea, an understanding of physician-level telemonitoring acceptance in medical practices is necessary. It must also reflect the physicians’ clinical practice environment. Therefore, we attempts to find the role of the task‐ technology fit and quantitative overload on physicians' acceptance of telemonitoring. We developed a research model by...

This study models the intention to use novel mobile peer-to-peer communications and content sharing services and determine their adoption potential. A sample of 155 Finnish customers with an advanced mobile handset was collected and analyzed. The Theory of Planned Behavior conceptual model for measuring behavioral intention was applied in the context of novel mobile services. The model was esti...

Background Malnutrition is an important factor affecting hypertensive incidence. Since the unhealthiest nutritional behaviors are rooted in childhood attitudes and experiences, applying educational interventions to these age groups will be most useful in the formation of preventive nutritional behaviors. Objective To determine the predictive power of the TPB on hypertension in junior high-sch...