Since the introduction of personal computers (PCs) in the early 1980s, Saudi Arabia has made major investments in PCs to match its rapidly growing economy. As a result, the PC business has become one of the fastest growing sectors in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. Our paper reports on the results of a study which investigates the relationships between end-users' attitudes and PC utilization among...

The effectiveness of an intervention based upon the theories of Ajzen and Triandis was evaluated among 698 junior and 306 senior high school students. The intervention to juniors was offered by senior students who were trained during a course integrated into the school curriculum. Respondents in the control and experimental groups completed a questionnaire at baseline and 9 months after the pro...

Several theories that have been used extensively to predict health behaviours construe a person’s intention to act as the most immediate and important predictor of subsequent action, such as the theory of planned behaviour (TPB; Ajzen 1991; Conner and Sparks, Chapter 5 this volume) and protection motivation theory (PMT; Rogers 1983; Norman et al., Chapter 3 this volume). Intentions can be defin...

Despite extensive research into preferences for a romantic partner, previous work has not addressed the role of individual values in informing desires for a partner. The present study employed a recent comprehensive model of values [Schwartz, S. H. (1994). Beyond individualism-collectivism: new cultural dimensions of values. In U. Kim, H. C. Triandis, C. Kagitcibasi, S-C. Choi, & G. Yoon (Eds.)...

Since the introduction of personal computers (PCs) in the early 1980s, Saudi Arabia has made major investments in PCs to match its rapidly growing economy. As a result, the PC business has become one of the fastest growing sectors in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. Our paper reports on the results of a study which investigates the relationships between end-users' attitudes and PC utilization among...

BACKGROUND Influenza vaccination of healthcare workers (HCW) is important for protecting staff and patients, yet vaccine coverage among HCW remains below recommended targets. Psychological theories of behavior change may help guide interventions to improve vaccine uptake. Our objectives were to: (1) review the effectiveness of interventions based on psychological theories of behavior change to ...

1. 1 The intention-behaviour relation Several theories that have been used extensively to predict health behaviours construe the person's intention to act as the most immediate and important predictor of subsequent action, such as, the theory of planned behaviour (TPB; Ajzen 1991; Conner and Sparks, Chapter 5 in this volume) and protection motivation theory (PMT; Rogers 1983; Norman et al., Cha...