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A landmark volume linking theory to research and practice in the continuum of health behavior Advancing the science of health behavior through the informed application of health behavior theories, the new Sixth Edition of
Health Behavior: Theory, Research, and Practice is the definitive text for students, practitioners, and scientists in these areas. This edition covers new developments in health behavior theories and their application in new settings, and in new ways. The book analyzes key components of health behavior theories, describing current applications of them and identifying important future directions for research and practice in health behavior change. The new edition also draws on lessons learned from the COVID-19 pandemic, including a focus on social inequities, health behaviors and health outcomes.
Health Behavior: Theory, Research, and Practice, Sixth Edition explores:
- The link between culture and health, and Ecological Models, the importance of community
- Leading theories of health behavior, including the Health Belief Model, the Theory of Reasoned Action, and The Transtheoretical Model, and their applications
- The push toward evidence-based interventions and global applications
- How e-health and social media factor into health communication
Written and edited by leading health and social theorists and researchers, this book provides real-world perspective with a solid approach for the analysis and improvement of health behaviors and health.
List of contents
Tables and Figures ix
Foreword xi
Preface xiii
About the Editors xvi
About the Contributors xviii
About the Companion Website xx
Part One Health Behavior: The Foundations 1 Chapter 1 The Scope of Health 3
The Editors Chapter 2 Theory, Research, and Practice in Health Behavior 10
The Editors Chapter 3 Ecological Models of Health Behavior 22
Deborah Salvo, Casey Durand, and Alejandra Jáuregui Part Two Models of Individual Health Behavior 37 Chapter 4 Introduction to Health Behavior Theories that Focus on Individuals 39
Noel T. Brewer and Barbara K. Rimer Chapter 5 The Health Belief Model 44
Celette Sugg Skinner, Jasmin A. Tiro, and Serena A. Rodriguez Chapter 6 Theory of Reasoned Action, Theory of Planned Behavior, Integrative Behavioral Model, and Reasoned Action Approach 56
Amy Bleakley and Shawnika Hull Chapter 7 The Transtheoretical Model and Stages of Change 73
Kerry E. Evers and Sara G. Balestrieri Part Three Models of Interpersonal Health Behavior 91 Chapter 8 Introduction to Models of Interpersonal Influences on Health Behavior 93
Racquel E. Kohler and K. Viswanath Chapter 9 Social Cognitive Theory and Health Behavior 98
Dale S. Mantey, Ethan T. Hunt, Deanna M. Hoelscher, and Steven H. Kelder Chapter 10 Social Support and Health 116
Julianne Holt- Lunstad and Andrew Scot Proctor Chapter 11 Social Networks and Health Behavior 137
Thomas W. Valente and Sarah E. Piombo Chapter 12 Stress, Coping, Adaptation, and Health Behavior 153
Cheryl L. Woods- Giscombe and Ganga Bey Part Four Community and Group Models of Health Behavior Change 167 Chapter 13 Introduction to Community and Group Models of Health Behavior Change. 169
Karen Glanz and Tamara J. Cadet Chapter 14 Race, Health, and Equity: Integrating Concepts of Social Justice into Health Behavior Models 174
Zinzi Bailey Chapter 15 Improving Health Through Community Engagement: Research and Practice 184
Joseph Keawe'aimoku Kaholokula, John G. Oetzel, Ka'imi A. Sinclair, and Ridvan Tupai- Firestone Chapter 16 Implementation, Dissemination, and Diffusion of Public Health Innovations 200
Shoba Ramanadhan and Rachel C. Shelton Chapter 17 Communication and Media Effects on Health Behavior 217
Sarah E. Gollust and Rebekah H. Nagler Part Five Using Theory in Research and Practice 233 Chapter 18 Introduction to Using Theory in Research and Practice 235
The Editors Chapter 19 Planning Models for Theory- Based Health Promotion Interventions 240
Maria E. Fernandez, Christine Markham, Patricia Dolan Mullen, Melissa Peskin, and Shari Esquenazi- Karonika Chapter 20 Behavioral Economics and Health 258
Jessica L. Cohen and Harsha Thirumurthy Chapter 21 Social Marketing 274
J. Douglas Storey, Evelyn Kumoji, Fred Rariewa, and Yunita Wahyuningrum Chapter 22 Social Media and Health 288
Mesfin A. Bekalu and K. Viswanath Name Index 300
Subject Index 310
About the author
KAREN GLANZ, PhD, MPH, is George A. Weiss University Professor and Director of the UPenn Prevention Research Center and the Center for Health Behavior Research at the University of Pennsylvania.
BARBARA K. RIMER, DrPH, is Dean Emerita and Alumni Distinguished Professor Emerita of Health Behavior at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Gillings School of Global Public Health.
K. VISWANATH, PhD, is Lee Kum Kee Professor of Health Communication in the Department of Social and Behavioral Sciences at the Harvard T. H. Chan School of Public Health and Professor of Population Sciences at the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute.
