This paper aims to investigate a new and intricate behavior of immediate follower during the lane change of leader vehicle. Accordingly, the mentioned situation is a transient state in car following behavior during which the follower vehicle considerably deviates from conventional car following models for a limited time, which is a complex state including lateral and longitudinal movement simul...

The concept that one size fits all or even that one size is always appropriate for each individual at all times is discounted in the research presented by Vallis et al. (1) in this issue of Diabetes Care. Often, the clinician’s short-sighted view of compliance to diet or other medical regimens is too simplistic. It fails to include the nuances of personal behavior that derail perfect adherence....

The aim was to examine how exercise motives differ across stages of change. British government employees completed questionnaires measuring exercise motives and exercise stage of change at baseline (N = 425) and at 3-month follow-up (247 of the original sample). Discriminant analysis was used to determine whether exercise motives (and age and gender) could collectively discriminate between base...

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to examine the applicability of Prochaska and colleagues’ “stages of change model,” which has generated substantial support in the therapeutic literature as a useful framework for understanding the dynamics of motivation to change problem behaviors, in a leadership development context. Design/methodology/approach – A group of over 70 supervisors/managers w...