Comparison Of Social Cognitive Theory And Theory Of Planned Behavior

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Social Cognitive Theory (SCT) and Theory of Planned Behavior (TPB) are the most common value/expectancy health behavior theories used to design and evaluate workplace physical activity interventions as can be seen above. Social Cognitive Theory (SCT) is one of the value-expectancy theories and an interpersonal theory which explains how people regulate their behavior by using the lessons learned form their own experiences, previous actions, or observations. The one of the most different part of this theory is including environment’s influence on human behavior directly. SCT developed by Albert Bandura and it emphasizes the interaction between human behavior, personal factors (such as cognitive factors), and environmental events (Bandura, 1988). He defined this interaction as “reciprocal determinism” which is one of the most important …show more content…

(Simmons-Morton et al., 2012) o Outcome expectations: Individual beliefs regarding results of behaviors o Expectancies: Expected outcomes of a behavior, and its values o Self-control: Self-regulation – self-directed behavior by using operant and cognitive principles (Simmons-Morton et al., 2012) o Emotional coping responses: Strategies or methods to deal with emotional stimuli • Environmental factors o Vicarious reinforcement and modeling: Observational learning from others’ experiences. o Environment: Stage for behavior which includes physical and social elements. o Situation: Provides specific context about proximal and immediate conditions. o Reinforcement: A situation affects the likelihood of repetition of a behavior. It might be positive (increases the likelihood) or negative (decrease). o Reciprocal determinism: Person, behavior, and environment

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