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| ERIC #: | EJ735284 |
| Title: | Does Changing Behavioral Intentions Engender Behavior Change? A Meta-Analysis of the Experimental Evidence |
| Authors: | Webb, Thomas L.; Sheeran, Paschal |
| Descriptors: | Behavior Modification; Behavior Change; Meta Analysis; Bayesian Statistics; Social Psychology; Social Science Research; Cognitive Restructuring; Intention; Evaluation Criteria |
| Source: | Psychological Bulletin, v132 n2 p249-268 Mar 2006 |
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| Publisher: | American Psychological Association. Journals Department, 750 First Street NE, Washington, DC 20002-4242. Tel: 800-374-2721; Tel: 202-336-5510; Fax: 202-336-5502; e-mail: order@apa.org; Web site: http://www.apa.org/publications. |
| Publication Date: | 2006-03-00 |
| Pages: | 20 |
| Pub Types: | Journal Articles; Reports - Research |
| Abstract: | Numerous theories in social and health psychology assume that intentions cause behaviors. However, most tests of the intention- behavior relation involve correlational studies that preclude causal inferences. In order to determine whether changes in behavioral intention engender behavior change, participants should be assigned randomly to a treatment that significantly increases the strength of respective intentions relative to a control condition, and differences in subsequent behavior should be compared. The present research obtained 47 experimental tests of intention-behavior relations that satisfied these criteria. Meta-analysis showed that a medium-to-large change in intention (d = 0.66) leads to a small-to-medium change in behavior (d = 0.36). The review also identified several conceptual factors, methodological features, and intervention characteristics that moderate intention-behavior consistency. |
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| ISSN: | ISSN-0033-2909 |
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| Languages: | English |
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