Theory Database - Theory 25: Health Behaviour Goal Model May 2020

This is a searchable database of theories of behaviour change that have been formalised according to an Ontology-Based Modelling System.

For more information, see:

West, R., Godinho, C. A., Bohlen, L. C., Carey, R. N., Hastings, J., Lefevre, C. E., & Michie, S. (2019). Development of a formal system for representing behaviour-change theories. Nature human behaviour, 3(5), 526. doi.org/10.1038/s41562-019-0561-2.
Hale, J., Hastings, J., West, R., Lefevre, C. E., Direito, A., Connell Bohlen, L., Godinho, C., Anderson, N., Zink, S., Goarke, H., and Michie, S. (2020) An ontology-based modelling system (OBMS) for representing behaviour change theories applied to 76 theories [version 1; peer review: 2 approved]. Wellcome Open Research.

Theory 25: Health Behaviour Goal Model May 2020

Number of Constructs: 20
Number of Triples: 54

Theory triples

Health costs and benefits correlates with Emotional costs and benefits
Emotional costs and benefits correlates with Social influence
Social influence correlates with Perceived competence
Perceived competence correlates with Health costs and benefits
Perceived competence correlates with Emotional costs and benefits
Health costs and benefits correlates with Social influence
Expected consequences of target behaviour influences Personal goal structure
Personal goal structure correlates with Expected consequences of target behaviour
Threat appraisal influences Lower order goals
Environmental characterstics influences Threat appraisal
Personal characteristics influences Threat appraisal
Environmental characterstics influences Expected consequences of target behaviour
Personal characteristics influences Expected consequences of target behaviour
Precontemplation transitions to Contemplation
Contemplation transitions to Precontemplation
Contemplation transitions to Initial behaviour change
Initial behaviour change transitions to Contemplation
Initial behaviour change transitions to Maintenance
Maintenance transitions to Initial behaviour change
Environmental characterstics influences the 'Contemplation' to 'Initial behaviour change' Transitions to relationship
Expected consequences of target behaviour influences the 'Contemplation' to 'Initial behaviour change' Transitions to relationship
Expected consequences of target behaviour influences the 'Contemplation' to 'Precontemplation' Transitions to relationship
Environmental characterstics influences the 'Initial behaviour change' to 'Maintenance' Transitions to relationship
Regulatory processes influences the 'Initial behaviour change' to 'Contemplation' Transitions to relationship
Regulatory processes influences the 'Precontemplation' to 'Contemplation' Transitions to relationship
Regulatory processes influences the 'Initial behaviour change' to 'Maintenance' Transitions to relationship
Regulatory processes influences the 'Contemplation' to 'Precontemplation' Transitions to relationship
Expected consequences of target behaviour influences the 'Initial behaviour change' to 'Contemplation' Transitions to relationship
Environmental characterstics influences the 'Initial behaviour change' to 'Contemplation' Transitions to relationship
Regulatory processes influences the 'Contemplation' to 'Initial behaviour change' Transitions to relationship
Environmental characterstics influences the 'Maintenance' to 'Initial behaviour change' Transitions to relationship
Regulatory processes influences the 'Maintenance' to 'Initial behaviour change' Transitions to relationship
Expected consequences of target behaviour influences the 'Contemplation' to 'Precontemplation' Transitions to relationship
Higher order goals part of Personal goal structure
Lower order goals part of Personal goal structure
Target behaviour influences (*) the 'Initial behaviour change' to 'Contemplation' Transitions to relationship
Target behaviour influences (*) the 'Initial behaviour change' to 'Maintenance' Transitions to relationship
Target behaviour influences (*) the 'Precontemplation' to 'Contemplation' Transitions to relationship
Target behaviour influences (*) the 'Contemplation' to 'Precontemplation' Transitions to relationship
Target behaviour influences (*) the 'Contemplation' to 'Initial behaviour change' Transitions to relationship
Target behaviour influences (*) the 'Maintenance' to 'Initial behaviour change' Transitions to relationship
Personal goal structure influences (*) the 'Initial behaviour change' to 'Contemplation' Transitions to relationship
Personal goal structure influences (*) the 'Initial behaviour change' to 'Maintenance' Transitions to relationship
Personal goal structure influences (*) the 'Precontemplation' to 'Contemplation' Transitions to relationship
Personal goal structure influences (*) the 'Contemplation' to 'Precontemplation' Transitions to relationship
Personal goal structure influences (*) the 'Contemplation' to 'Initial behaviour change' Transitions to relationship
Personal goal structure influences (*) the 'Maintenance' to 'Initial behaviour change' Transitions to relationship
Action control processes part of Regulatory processes
Feedback mechansisms part of Regulatory processes
Feedforward mechansisms part of Regulatory processes
Health costs and benefits part of Expected consequences of target behaviour
Emotional costs and benefits part of Expected consequences of target behaviour
Social influence part of Expected consequences of target behaviour
Perceived competence part of Expected consequences of target behaviour

Theory constructs and annotations

Health costs and benefits [ BCIO:050219 (Belief about health consequences of behaviour) 25 45 ]
Emotional costs and benefits [ BCIO:050218 (Belief about emotional consequences of behaviour) 25 , BCIO:050219 (Belief about health consequences of behaviour) 25 45 ]
Social influence [ BCIO:006020 (Belief about the social consequences of a behaviour) 25 ]
Perceived competence [ BCIO:006154 (Self-efficacy belief for a behaviour) 25 49 31 32 29 3 35 30 34 ]
Expected consequences of target behaviour [ BCIO:006019 (Belief about consequences of behaviour) 25 42 24 32 31 34 20 33 ]
Personal goal structure [ BCIO:006049 (Goal) 25 52 53 5 17 67 77 60 ]
Threat appraisal [ MFOEM:000103 (Appraisal of dangerousness) 25 ]
Lower order goals [ BCIO:006049 (Goal) 25 22 50 23 ]
Environmental characterstics [ BCIO:006086 (Behavioural opportunity) 25 73 1 32 11 4 60 67 65 59 8 74 66 41 5 77 56 9 12 79 ]
Personal characteristics [ BCIO:050300 (Personal attribute) 25 67 ]
Precontemplation [ BCIO:036100 (Individual human behaviour pattern) 25 , BCIO:050715 (motivational disposition not to change behaviour) 25 45 9 ]
Contemplation [ BCIO:036100 (Individual human behaviour pattern) 25 , BCIO:050716 (motivational disposition to change behaviour) 25 9 6 45 ]
Initial behaviour change [ BCIO:036100 (Individual human behaviour pattern) 25 9 ]
Maintenance [ BCIO:036100 (Individual human behaviour pattern) 25 9 ]
Regulatory processes [ BCIO:050268 (Self-regulation process) 25 58 56 ]
Higher order goals [ BCIO:006049 (Goal) 25 22 50 23 ]
Target behaviour [ BCIO:036000 (Individual Human Behaviour) 25 50 11 49 42 35 47 52 43 46 24 39 30 ]
Action control processes [ BCIO:006005 (Self-regulation capability) 25 24 ]
Feedback mechansisms [ BCIO:050768 (self-regulation through behavioural feedback) 25 17 ]
Feedforward mechansisms [ BCIO:006019 (Belief about consequences of behaviour) 25 , BCIO:050268 (Self-regulation process) 25 , BCIO:006043 (Self-efficacy belief for a behaviour and its associated outcomes) 25 42 24 28 23 27 58 32 56 31 26 34 20 33 ]

Theory illustration

Theory Reference

Maes, S. & Gebhardt, W. (2000). Self-Regulation and Health Behaviour: The Health Behaviour Goal Model. In M. Boekaerts, P. Pintrich & M. Zeidner (Eds.), Handbook of Self-Regulation (pp. 348-368). San Diego, CA, US: Academic Press.

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