BACKGROUND The quantum increases in home Internet access and available online health information with limited control over information quality highlight the necessity of exploring decision making processes in accessing and using online information, specifically in relation to children who do not make their health decisions. The aim of this study was to understand the processes explaining parent...

PURPOSE to investigate factors that motivate safe sex practice, searching for antecedents of the intention to use condom among the population of young students in Belo Horizonte. METHODS a survey based on the Theory of Planned Behavior (TPB) has been carried out in a sample of 732 students, with ages from 18 to 19 years old. Using the multiple regression analysis on data obtained from an anon...

background tramadol is an opioid analgesic indicated for the treatment of moderate and severe pains. in the case of long administration, tramadol has a potential to cause dependency, tolerance and drug abuse. objectives this study aimed to investigate the prevalence and factors associated with tramadol abuse among college students based on the theory of planned behavior (tpb) as a theoretical f...

The purpose of this study was to determine the effect attitudes, subjective norms, and behavioral control on intention buy halal cosmetic products by young consumers. Quantitative methods were used in data measured using a Likert scale. Sampling purposive sampling method with sample criteria obtained 170 people. results showed that Adjusted R Square value 0.695 calculated F 129.180 significance...

The aim of this study was to identify factors affecting HIV risk reduction among 150 Black and 150 White South Africans chosen by systematic random sampling. Main outcome measures included sexual behavior and condom use, knowledge about correct condom use, intention of condom use, behavioural norms, attitudes, normative beliefs, and subjective norms about condoms, HIV/AIDS health beliefs, and H...

Pada era pertumbuhan ekonomi saat ini, industri pariwisata dibantu oleh pemerintah kota Batam setempat untuk terus memperbaiki semua sarana dan prasarana yang dibutuhkan soleh wisatawan. Dari segi akomodasi, fasilitas, memperbanyak atraksi, serta kemudahan akses ditawarkan. Semua ini dilakukan agar terciptanya destination image positif, sehingga dikemudian harinya diharapkan dapat menarik wisat...

The purpose of this study is to understand fashion consumers’ channel switching online stores during the COVID-19. We proposed an extended theory planned behavior by incorporating protection motivation theory. results showed that consumer assessments perceived severity and altruistic fear COVID-19 response efficacy self-efficacy increased their beliefs (i.e., attitude, control, subjective norm)...

Do People Seek to Maximize Their Subjective Well‐Being?* In a new survey we ask respondents, after a standard Subjective Well‐Being (SWB) question, if they can think of changes in their lives that would improve their SWB score. If the SWB score is just one argument among others in the respondents’ goals in life, they should easily find ways to improve it, at the expense of other dimensions they...