Theory Database - Theory 3: AIDS Risk Reduction Model

Theory Database (prototype)

This is a searchable database of theories of behaviour change that have been formalised according to an Ontology-Based Modelling System.

For more information, see:

West, R., Godinho, C. A., Bohlen, L. C., Carey, R. N., Hastings, J., Lefevre, C. E., & Michie, S. (2019). Development of a formal system for representing behaviour-change theories. Nature human behaviour, 3(5), 526. doi.org/10.1038/s41562-019-0561-2.
Hale, J., Hastings, J., West, R., Lefevre, C. E., Direito, A., Connell Bohlen, L., Godinho, C., Anderson, N., Zink, S., Goarke, H., and Michie, S. (2020) An ontology-based modelling system (OBMS) for representing behaviour change theories applied to 76 theories [version 1; peer review: awaiting peer review]. Wellcome Open Research.

Theory 3: AIDS Risk Reduction Model

Number of Constructs: 22
Number of Triples: 31

Theory triples

Labelling transitions to Commitment

Commitment transitions to Enactment

Transmission knowledge influences Labelling

Social networks and norms influences Labelling

Perceived susceptibility influences Labelling

Self-efficacy influences Commitment

Drug consumption influences Aversive emotional states

Aversive emotional states influences the 'Labelling' to 'Commitment' Transitions to relationship

Aversive emotional states influences the 'Commitment' to 'Enactment' Transitions to relationship

Environmental cues influences the 'Commitment' to 'Enactment' Transitions to relationship

Enactment transitions to Labelling

Partner engagement influences the 'Labelling' to 'Commitment' Transitions to relationship

Partner engagement influences the 'Commitment' to 'Enactment' Transitions to relationship

Reference group norms influences Self-efficacy

Perceived costs and benefits of changing behaviour influences Commitment

Knowledge influences Perceived costs and benefits of changing behaviour

Beliefs about the undesirability of AIDS influences Labelling

Information-seeking transitions to Obtaining remedies

Obtaining remedies transitions to Enacting solutions

Partner engagement influences the 'Enactment' to 'Labelling' Transitions to relationship

Aversive emotional states influences the 'Enactment' to 'Labelling' Transitions to relationship

Environmental cues influences the 'Enactment' to 'Labelling' Transitions to relationship

Environmental cues influences the 'Labelling' to 'Commitment' Transitions to relationship

Social support influences Perceived costs and benefits of changing behaviour

Reference group norms type of Social factors

Social support type of Social factors

Enjoyment influences (*) Perceived costs and benefits of changing behaviour

Response efficacy influences (*) Perceived costs and benefits of changing behaviour

Obtaining remedies part of Enactment

Information-seeking part of Enactment

Enacting solutions part of Enactment

Theory illustration

Theory References

Catania, J.A., Kegeles, S.M., & Coates, T.J. (1990). Toward an Understanding of Risk Behaviour: An AIDS Risk Reduction Model (ARRM). Health Education & Behaviour, 17, 53-72.

De Vries, H., Dijkstra, M. & Kuhlman, P. (1988). Self-efficacy: the third factor besides attitude and subjective norm as a predictor of behavioural intentions. Health Education Research: Theory & Practice, 3(3), 273-282.

De Vries, H., Mudde, A.N. and Dijkstra, A. (2000). The attitude-social influence-efficacy model applied to the prediction of motivational transitions in the process of smoking cessation. In Norman, P., Abraham, C. and Conner, M. (eds), Understanding and Changing Health Behaviour: From Health Beliefs to Self-regulation. Harwood Academic, Amsterdam, pp. 165–187.

Theory Database (prototype)

Theory 3: AIDS Risk Reduction Model

Theory triples

Theory illustration

Theory References