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Journal Articles by Behavior Change Theories


Comparison of Theories

Murray-Johnson L, Witte K. 2003. Looking towards the future: Health Message Design Strategies. In T. Thompson, A. Dorsey, K. Miller, R. Parrott (Eds.), Handbook of health communication: 473-495.

Sood S, Menard T, Witte K. 2003. The theory behind entertainment education. M.J. Cody, A. Singhal, M. Sabido, & E.M. Rogers (Eds.), Entertainment-education worldwide: History, research, and practice: 117-149.

Diffusion of Innovations

Bertrand J. 2004. Diffusion of Innovations and HIV/AIDS. Journal of Health Communication. 9: 1-9.

Kincaid DL. 2004. From innovation to social norms: Bounded Normative Influence. Journal of Health Communication. 9(Suppl 1): 37-57.

Empowerment

Babalola S. 2006. Gender differences in the factors influencing consistent use of condom among young people in Tanzania. International Journal of Adolescent Medicine and Health. 18(2): 287-298.

Becker S, Fonseca-Becker F, Schenck-Yglesias C. 2006. Husbands' and wives' reports of women’s decision-making power in Western Guatemala and their effects on preventive health behaviors. Social Science and Medicine. 62: 2313-2326.

Kim YM, Kols A, Martin A, Silva D, Rinehart W, Johnson S, Church K. 2005. Promoting Informed Choice: Evaluating a Decision-Making Tool for Family Planning Clients and Providers in Mexico. International Family Planning Perspectives. 31(4): 162-171.

Underwood C, Jabre B. 2003. Arab Women Speak Out: Strategies for Self-Empowerment. Video Power: Images that Transform, and Empower.

Kim YM, Putjuk F, Basuki E, Kols A. 2003. Increasing Patient Participation in Reproductive Health Consultations: an Evaluation of "Smart Patient" Coaching in Indonesia. Patient Education and Counseling. 50: 113-122.

Kim YM, Rinehart W, Heerey M, Kols A, Elwyn G, Edwards A. 2003. Participation by clients and nurse midwives in family planning decision making in Indonesia. Patient Education and Counseling. 50(3): 295-302.

Entertainment Education

Kreuter M, Green M, Cappella J, Slater M, Wise M, Storey JD. 2007. Narrative communication in cancer prevention and control: A framework to guide research and application. Annals of Behavioral Medicine. 33(3): 221-235.

Farr AC, Witte K, Jarato K, Menard T. 2005. The Effectiveness of Media Use in Health Education: Evaluation of an HIV/AIDS Television Campaign in Ethiopia. Journal of Health Communication. 14(3): 225 - 235.

Sood S, Sengupta M, Mishra PR, Jacoby C . 2004. Come Gather Around Together: An Examination of Radio Listening Groups in Fulbari, Nepal. Gazette. 66(1): 63-86.

Storey, J. D. and Jacobson, T. L. (2004). Entertainment-education and participation: Applying Habermas to population program in Nepal. In M.J. Cody, A. Singhal, M. Sabido, & E.M. Rogers (Eds.), Entertainment-education worldwide: History, research, and practice (pp. 417-434). Mahwah, NJ: Lawrence Erlbaum.

Singhal A, Sharma D, Papa MJ, Witte K. 2003. Air Cover and Ground Support: Integrating Entertainment-Education with Community-Based Action and Service Delivery in India. In M.J. Cody, A. Singhal, M. Sabido, & E.M. Rogers (Eds.), Entertainment-education worldwide: History, research, and practice: 351-375.

Gunther AC, Storey JD. 2003. The Influence of Presumed Influence. Journal of Communication. 53(2): 199-215.

Sood, S., Witte, K., and Menard, T. (2003). The theory behind entertainment education. In M.J. Cody, A. Singhal, M. Sabido, & E.M. Rogers (Eds.), Entertainment-education worldwide: History, research, and practice (pp. 117-149). Mahwah, NJ: Lawrence Erlbaum.

Health Literacy

Underwood C, Serlemitsos E, Macwangi M. 2007. Health communication in multilingual contexts: A study of reading preferences, practices and proficiencies among literate adults in Zambia. Journal of Health Communication. 12(4): 317-337.

Ideation

Babalola S. 2006. Gender differences in the factors influencing consistent use of condom among young people in Tanzania. International Journal of Adolescent Medicine and Health. 18(2): 287-298.

Underwood C, Hachond H, Serlemitsos E, Bharath U. 2006. Reducing the risk of HIV transmission among adolescents in Zambia: Psychosocial and behavioral correlates of viewing a risk-reduction media campaign. Journal of Adolescent Health. 38(1): 55.e1-55.e13.

Babalola S, Vondrasek C. 2005. Communication, Ideation and Contraceptive Use in Burkina Faso: An Application of the propensity score matching method. Journal of Family Planning and Reproductive Health Care. 31(3): 207-212.

Sood S, Sengupta M, Mishra PR, Jacoby C . 2004. Come Gather Around Together: An Examination of Radio Listening Groups in Fulbari, Nepal. Gazette. 66(1): 63-86.

Robinson W, Lewis G. 2003. Cost-effectiveness analysis of behaviour change interventions: a proposed new approach and an application to Egypt. J Biosoc Sci.. 35(4): 499-512.

Narrative Communication

Kreuter M, Green M, Cappella J, Slater M, Wise M, Storey JD. 2007. Narrative communication in cancer prevention and control: A framework to guide research and application. Annals of Behavioral Medicine. 33(3): 221-235.

Participation

Jacobson T, Storey JD. 2004. Development Communication and Participation: Applying Habermas to a Case Study of Population Programs in Nepal. Communication Theory. 14(2): 99-121.

Storey JD, Jacobson T. 2004. Entertainment-Education and participation: Applying Habermas to Population Program in Nepal. M.J. Cody, A. Singhal, M. Sabido, & E.M. Rogers (Eds.), Entertainment-Education Worldwide: History, Research, and Practice: 417-434.

Risk Management

Rimal RN, Morrison D. 2006. A uniqueness to personal threat (UPT) hypothesis: How Similarity Affects Perceptions of Susceptibility and Severity in Risk Assessment. Health Communication. 20(3): 209-19.

Turner MM, Rimal RN, Morrison D, Kim H. 2006. The role of anxiety in processing risk information: Testing the risk perception attitude framework in two studies. Human Communication Research. 32: 130-156.

Witte K. 2005. Journey of Life: A Radio Soap Opera on Family Planning and HIV/AIDS in Ethiopia. In E. Berlin Ray (Ed.), Case Studies in Health Communication (2nd Edition): 347-356.

Cho H, Witte K. 2005. Managing fear in public health campaigns: A theory-based formative evaluation process. Health Promotion Practice. 6(4): 482-90.

Cho H, Witte K. 2003. A review of fear appeal effects. In R. Gass & J. Seiter (Eds.), Readings in Persuasion, Social Influence, and Compliance Gaining: 223-238.

Witte K, Girma B, Girgre A. 2003. Addressing the Underlying Mechanisms to HIV/AIDS Preventive Behaviors in Ethiopia. International Quarterly of Community Health Education. 21(2): 163 - 176 .

Rimal RN, Real K. 2003. Perceived Risk and Efficacy Beliefs as Motivators of Change: Use of the Risk Perception Attitude (RPA) Framework to Understand Health Behaviors . Human Communication Research. 29(3): 370-399.

Social Change

Smith, R., Witte, K., & Lazell, K. (2005).  Social Change Interventions in Public Health Communication; HIV/AIDS in Namibia. In M. Haider and R. Pal (editors),  Global Public Health Communication: Challenges, Perspectives and Strategies. Sudbury, Massachusetts: Jones and Bartlett. Pp. 56-66.

Singhal A, Sharma D, Papa MJ, Witte K. 2003. Air Cover and Ground Support: Integrating Entertainment-Education with Community-Based Action and Service Delivery in India. In M.J. Cody, A. Singhal, M. Sabido, & E.M. Rogers (Eds.), Entertainment-education worldwide: History, research, and practice: 351-375.

Social Norms

Yanovitzky I, Rimal RN. 2006. Communication and normative influence: An introduction to the special issue. Communication Theory. 16: 1-6.

Becker S, Fonseca-Becker F, Schenck-Yglesias C. 2006. Husbands' and wives' reports of women’s decision-making power in Western Guatemala and their effects on preventive health behaviors. Social Science and Medicine. 62: 2313-2326.

Lapinski M, Rimal RN. 2005. An explication of social norms. Communication Theory. 15(2): 127-147.

Rimal RN, Real K. 2005. How behaviors are affected by perceived norms: A test of the theory of normative social behavior. Communication Research. 32: 389-414.

Rimal RN, Lapinski M, Cook R, Real K. 2005. Moving toward a theory of normative influences: How perceived benefits and similarity moderate the impact of descriptive norms on behaviors. Journal of Health Communication. 10(5): 433-450.

Kincaid DL. 2004. From innovation to social norms: Bounded Normative Influence. Journal of Health Communication. 9(Suppl 1): 37-57.

Rimal RN, Real K. 2003. Understanding the influence of perceived norms on behaviors. Communication Theory. 13: 184-203.

Stages of Change

Shefner-Rogers C, Sood S. 2004. Involving Husbands in Safe Motherhood: Effects of the Suami Siaga Campaign in Indonesia. Journal of Health Communication. 9(3): 233 - 258 .

 


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