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Social Cognitive Theory
JMU HTH behavior change
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Health Care
Undergraduate 4
10/17/2013

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Reciprocal determinism
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environmental factors influence individuals and groups, but individuals and groups can also influence their environments and regulate their own behavior
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outcome expectations
Definition
beliefs about the likelihood and value of the consequences of behavioral choices
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self-efficacy
Definition
beliefs about personal ability to perform behaviors that bring desired outcomes
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collective efficacy
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beliefs about the ability of a group to perform concerted actions that bring desired outcomes
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observational learning
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learning to perform new behaviors by exposure to interpersonal or media displays of them, particularly through peer modeling
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self-regualtion
Definition
controlling oneself through self-monitoring, goal-setting, feedback, self reward, self-instruction, and enlistment of social support
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Key concepts of SCT
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1. psychological determinants
2. observational learning
3. environmental determinants of behavior
4. self-regulation
5. moral disengagement
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social outcome expectations
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like TRA norms. how others will evaluate our behavior & our willingness to be guided by that
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self evaluative outcome expectations
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how they feel about themselves, if they do/don't perform the behavior
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4 processes governing observational learning
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1. Attention: perceived functional value determines close attention
2.retention: cognitive retention determined by things like reading ability
3. production: performance of modeled behavior
4. motivation: determined by outcome expectations about costs/benefits of observed behavior
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Incentive environmental change
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reward/punishment for desired/undesired behavior
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facilitation environmental change
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new structures or resources for behavior. empowerment
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6 ways self regulation is achieved
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self monitoring
goal setting
feedback
self reward
self instruction
enlistment of social support
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Self regulation: self monitoring
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systematic observation of own behavior
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self regulation: goal setting
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id of incremental process
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Self regulation: feedback
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quality of performance & how to improve
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Self regulation: self reward
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tangible/intangible rewards to self
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Self regulation: self instruction
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self talk before/during complex task
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Self regulation: enlistment of social support
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those that encourage self control
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forms of moral disengagement
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euphemistic labeling
dehumanization/ attribution of blame
diffusion & displacement of responsibility
perceived moral justification
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Moral disengagement: euphemistic labeling
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sanitizes acts using less offensive words (friendly fire, collateral damage)
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Moral disengagement: dehumanization/ attribution of blame
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victim at fault for the punishment they receive
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Moral disengagement: diffusion & displacement of responsibility
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attributing decisions group or authority figure
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Moral disengagement: perceived moral justification
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harmful acts construed as beneficial or necessary
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limitations of SCT
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broad and ambitious
needs more evaluation/testing
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stress is a result of what 3 things
Definition
encountering environmental events, interpreting these events, making judgments about control or influencing of events
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chronic stressors
Definition
persistent life difficulties
role strains
chronic strains
community-wide strains
daily hassles
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nonevent
Definition
desired or anticipated event that does not occur, not having anything to do
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response-based model
Definition
Walter cannon's 1932 "fight or flight"
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response-based model: general adaptation syndrome
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alarm reaction, stage of resistance, stage of exhaustion
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event-based model
Definition
holmes and rahe (1967) constructed the Social Readjustment Rating Scale (SRRS)
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SRRS
Definition
Social readjustment rating scale. calculates life change unit score out of 43 events
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coping first used
Definition
by psychological abstracts only in 1967
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4 stages of transational model
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known as appraisal
Primary appraisal
Secondary appraisal
Coping
Reappraisal
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transational model: primary appraisal
Definition
am i ok, or am i in trouble
judgment based on past; knowledge about oneself, about event; influence on others
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transational model: secondary appraisal
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how much control do i have over the treat
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transational model: coping
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application of means identified
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transational model: reappraisal
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determining whether the original stressor has been negated
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transational model: problem-focused coping
Definition
based on one's capability to think and alter the environment event or situation
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transational model: emotion focused copin
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based on focusing inward on altering the way one thinks or feels about a situation or an event
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Problem-focused coping: thought process level
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utilization of problem solving skills. advice seeking, time management, goal setting
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Problem-focused coping: behavioral or action level
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joining a smoking cessation program, compliance with a prescribed medical treatment adherence to a diabetic diet plan
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emotion-focused coping: thought process level
Definition
denying the existence of the stressful situation, freely expressing emotions, avoiding the stressful situation
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emotion-focused coping: behavioral or action level
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seeking social support, use of exercise, relaxation, meditation, support groups
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personality characteristics
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suzanne kobasa (1977). 8 year study of job loss investigated characteristics of highly stressed people who remained healthy and those who did not manifest any illness following stressful times.
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personality characteristics: control
Definition
ability to influence the events of one's experience
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personality characteristics: commitment
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to life activities or feeling of deep involvement
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personality characteristics: challenge
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to further development or anticipation of change
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personality characteristics: comprehensible
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means that the person believes that the world around him or her is making some sense, there is some set structure, and there is some level of predictability
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personality characteristics: manageable
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implies the faith that one has in his or her ability to meet the various demands in life either one way or the other
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personality characteristics: meaningfulness
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implies the belief that whatever one does, it has a purpose in life
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personality characteristics: optimism
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tendency to look at the brighter side of things and to expect positive outcomes from one's actions
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personality characteristics: type A personality
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time urgency, impatience, competitiveness
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personality characteristics: type B
Definition
personalities are the opposites of type A, as exemplified by having no time urgency, being cooperative, and having patient dispositions
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