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Web Exercises
Chapter 5: Theory of Reasoned Action (TRA) and Theory of Planned Behavior (TPB)
This website links an article by Sneed and Morisky published in 1998 in the journal, Social Behavior and Personality. The article examines the relationship between constructs from the TRA on condom use in a sample of Filipina sex workers.
Read this article and see how TRA has been used. Comment on its strengths and weaknesses.
Applying TRA to condom use among sexual workers
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Health Behavior models
This is the website of Professor Icek Ajzen. The website links his contact information, his professional background information, his teaching interests, his research interests, his publications, and information on theory of planned behavior. The link to theory of planned behavior provides a depiction of the model, bibliography of the model, tips on constructing a questionnaire based on TPB, tips on designing an intervention based on TPB, a research manual on TPB developed by researchers at University of New Castle, and frequently asked questions.
Read the frequently asked questions. Summarize what new things you learned.
Visit the Professor Icek Aizen (Ajzen) web site
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This website of Resource Center for Adolescent Pregnancy Prevention (RECAPP) summarizes the TRA, discusses its key concepts, explains how the TRA was developed, includes two research study summaries, discusses how TRA can be applied, and presents a write-up on challenges, and resources
Review any one of the research study summary and comment on its strengths and weaknesses.
Theory of Reasoned Action
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This website links an article by Sable and colleagues published in March 2006 in the Journal, Perspectives on Sexual and Reproductive Health, which uses TRA to explain physician intention to prescribe emergency contraception.
Read this article and discuss how well TRA has been applied.
TRA to explain physician intention to prescribe emergency contraception
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This website at University of Twente in the Netherlands summarizes the TRA and TPB. Included in the presentation are history, core assumptions and statements, favorite methods, scope and application, and references.
Review this website and locate an account of application of this theory. Discuss its strengths and weaknesses.
University of Twente: TPB & TRA
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