Theory Database - Theory 44: Precaution Adoption Process 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 44: Precaution Adoption Process Model

Number of Constructs: 8
Number of Triples: 22

Theory triples

Unaware of issue transitions to Unengaged by issue

Unengaged by issue transitions to Undecided about acting

Undecided about acting transitions to Decided to act

Decided to act transitions to Acting

Acting transitions to Maintenance

Undecided about acting transitions to Decided not to act

Unspecified influences (vary by transition) influences the 'Undecided about acting' to 'Decided to act' Transitions to relationship

Unspecified influences (vary by transition) influences the 'Acting' to 'Maintenance' Transitions to relationship

Unspecified influences (vary by transition) influences the 'Decided to act' to 'Acting' Transitions to relationship

Unspecified influences (vary by transition) influences the 'Unaware of issue' to 'Unengaged by issue' Transitions to relationship

Unspecified influences (vary by transition) influences the 'Unengaged by issue' to 'Undecided about acting' Transitions to relationship

Unspecified influences (vary by transition) influences the 'Undecided about acting' to 'Decided not to act' Transitions to relationship

Maintenance transitions to Decided to act

Maintenance transitions to Undecided about acting

Maintenance transitions to Unengaged by issue

Maintenance transitions to Unaware of issue

Acting transitions to Unaware of issue

Acting transitions to Unengaged by issue

Acting transitions to Undecided about acting

Decided to act transitions to Unengaged by issue

Decided to act transitions to Unaware of issue

Undecided about acting transitions to Unaware of issue

Theory illustration

Theory References

Weinstein, N. D., & Sandman, P. M. (1992). A model of the precaution adoption process: Evidence from home radon testing. Health Psychology, 11(3), 170-80.

Weinstein, N.D., Sandman, P.M. & Blalock, S.J. (2008). The Precaution Adoption Process Model. In K. Glanz, B.K. Rimer & K. Viswanath (Eds.). Health Behaviour and Health Education: Theory, Research and Practice (4th Ed., pp. 123-148). San Francisco, USA: John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

Theory Database (prototype)

Theory 44: Precaution Adoption Process Model

Theory triples

Theory illustration

Theory References