Theory Database - Theory 64: Social consensus model of health education

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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 64: Social consensus model of health education

Number of Constructs: 13
Number of Triples: 24

Theory triples

Individual knowledge influences Behaviour
Social environment / consensus influences Behaviour
Education influences Individual knowledge
Education influences Individual beliefs
Education influences Individual attitudes
Individual beliefs influences Behaviour
Individual attitudes influences Behaviour
Social environment / consensus influences Individual attitudes
Social environment / consensus influences Individual beliefs
Social environment / consensus influences Individual knowledge
Social beliefs influences Personal relevance
Social knowledge influences Personal relevance
Personal relevance influences the 'Social environment / consensus ' to 'Behaviour' Influences relationship
Education influences Social knowledge
Education influences Social beliefs
Education influences Social meanings
Education influences Social norms
Education influences Stereotypes
Social meanings influences Personal relevance
Social knowledge part of Social environment / consensus
Social beliefs part of Social environment / consensus
Social meanings part of Social environment / consensus
Social norms part of Social environment / consensus
Stereotypes part of Social environment / consensus

Theory illustration

Theory Reference

Romer, D. & Hornik. R. (1992). HIV education for youth: The importance of social consensus in behaviour change. AIDS Care, 4(3), 285-307.