Theory Database - Theory 47: Problem Behaviour Theory

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.

Number of Constructs: 14
Number of Triples: 18

Protective factors influences Health-enhancing behaviour
Risk factors influences Problem behaviour
Protective factors influences Pro-social behaviour
Protective factors influences the 'Risk factors ' to 'Problem behaviour' Influences relationship
Protective factors negatively influences Problem behaviour
Risk factors influences Pro-social behaviour
Risk factors influences Health-enhancing behaviour
Models protection type of Protective factors
Controls protection type of Protective factors
Supports protection type of Protective factors
Behaviour protection type of Protective factors
Models risk type of Risk factors
Vulnerability risk type of Risk factors
Opportunity risk type of Risk factors
Behaviour risk type of Risk factors
Pro-social behaviour type of Behaviour
Health-enhancing behaviour type of Behaviour
Problem behaviour type of Behaviour

Protective factors Clearly defined behavioural, constitutional (e.g. genetic), environmental, or other characteristics that are associated with a decreased possibility or likelihood that the problem behaviour will occur [ BCIO:050890 (protective factor for harmful behaviour) 47 ]
Health-enhancing behaviour [ BCIO:036000 (Individual Human Behaviour) 47 50 11 49 42 35 52 43 46 24 25 39 30 ]
Risk factors Behavioural, constitutional (e.g. genetic), environmental, or other characteristics that are associated with an increased possibility or likelihood that the problem behaviour will occur [ BCIO:050489 (personal vulnerability to harmful behaviour) 47 , ENVO:01000254 (Environmental system) 47 2 56 76 49 72 60 58 67 63 46 4 17 5 66 9 3 10 14 ]
Problem behaviour [ BCIO:036000 (Individual Human Behaviour) 47 50 11 49 42 35 52 43 46 24 25 39 30 ]
Pro-social behaviour [ BCIO:036066 (Pro-Social Behaviour) 47 83 ]
Models protection
Controls protection Any circumstances that prevent the problem behaviour from occurring [ BCIO:050698 (Low opportunity to enact a behaviour) 47 45 32 66 ]
Supports protection
Behaviour protection
Models risk
Vulnerability risk
Opportunity risk
Behaviour risk
Behaviour Anything one does in response to internal or external events [ BCIO:036000 (Individual Human Behaviour) 47 50 11 49 42 35 52 43 46 24 25 39 30 ]

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