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Are Beliefs and Attitudes a proxy for Behavior?

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Karla, USA

Are Beliefs and Attitudes a proxy for Behavior?

I am studying nurses' attitudes and beliefs regarding open visitation in the adult ICU atmosphere. Several studies have measured nurses' beliefs and attitudes pre and post implementation of liberalized visitation policy. However, other studies show nurses' behavior is independent of policy. So, is there support that these researchers can imply that the nurses' behavior in fact changed if their attitudes changed? Or, in the broader context, is measuring attitudes and beliefs a substitute for measuring behavior?
 

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Ferguson, UK
 

Beliefs and Attitudes are a proxy for Behavior

Yes. the above theory of planned behavior is really all about the link between attitudes and behavior. It was proposed as an extension of the (previous) theory of reasoned action, also by Ajzen.
According to the Theory of Reasoned Action, if people evaluate the suggested behavior as positive (Attitude), and if they think their significant others wanted them to perform the behavior (Subjective Norm), this results in a higher intention (motivation) and they are more likely to do so. A high correlation (!) of attitudes and subjective norms to behavioral intention, and subsequently to behavior has been confirmed in many studies.
But a counter argument against the high relationship between behavioral intention and actual behavior was proposed as results of some studies show that behavioral intention not always (!) leads to actual behavior because of circumstantial limitations. Behavioral intention cannot be the exclusive determinant of behavior when an individual’s control over the behavior is incomplete. For this situation, Ajzen introduced the Theory of Planned Behavior by adding a new component, “Perceived Behavioral Control”, an individual's perceived ease or difficulty of performing the particular behavior.

 
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Jaap de Jonge
Editor, Netherlands
 

Attitudes, Subjective, Perceived!

Karla, a policy change alone in this type of circumstances (allowing visitors to come and go as they... Sign up

 
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Clinton, USA
 

Beliefs Precede the Behavior

By using "proxy" I assume you mean "a replacement for..." If this is the case, then no. Beliefs an... Sign up

 
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Tallman, USA
 

Thought Begets Behavior

This sounds like psycho-babble. We behave like we think. If we want to behave differently, we have ... Sign up

 
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Phuong Nguyen, Vietnam
 

Are Beliefs and Attitudes a proxy for Behavior??

Very brief view: The direct antecedents of behaviors are attitude toward the behavior, subjective no... Sign up

 
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John Jenkins, UK
 

Are Beliefs a Proxy for Behaviour

No, measuring beliefs and attitudes, by whatever means, may give you a measure of those 'abstract' c... Sign up

 

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More on Human Behavior:
Summary
Discussion Topics
topic Behavioral Change Motivators
topic Theory of Planned Behavior and Maslow
topic Moving from Self-Awareness to Self-Management to Self-Improvement
topic How to Apply TPB Theory in Marketing?
topic How to Apply the Theory of Planned Behavior in Work Safety
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topic How Attitudes Influence Consumer Behavior
topic Sometimes we are Acting like Monkeys and we are Unwilling to Change
topic Three Components of an Attitude
topic Three Levels in Theory of Planned Behaviour
topic Applying the Theory of Planned Behavior to Perception
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topic Decomposed Theory of Planned Behavior
topic Initital HR Presentation
topic The Role of Irrationality (Affect and Emotions) in Planned Behavior
topic Theory of Planned Behavior and Dealing with Obstacles to Change
topic Your Success is Primarily Dependent on the Rationality of your Beliefs
topic Are you Planning your Behavior?
topic Planned Behaviour is based on REACT Method
topic Is Planned Behavior Theory Still Valid?
topic Planned Group Behaviour?
topic Theory of Planned Behavior and Unsportsmanlike Conduct
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