Self-Regulation in Health Behavior

Copyright © 2006 John Wiley & Sons Ltd

Self-Regulation in Health Behavior

Editor(s): Denise T. D. de Ridder, John B. F. de Wit

Published Online: 9 MAY 2008

Print ISBN: 9780470024072

Online ISBN: 9780470713150

DOI: 10.1002/9780470713150

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This text offers a comprehensive overview of new approaches to health-related behaviour from a self-regulation perspective. The authors outline the assumptions on which self-regulation theories are based, discuss recent research and draw out the implications for practice with a particular focus on changing health behaviour. The book is arranged in two sections - Goal Setting and Goal Activation in Health Behaviour and Goal Striving and Goal Persistence. The epilogue compares self-regulation theories with the prevailing social-cognitive models.

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      Frontmatter (pages i–xvi)

    1. Chapter 1

      Self-Regulation in Health Behavior: Concepts, Theories, and Central Issues (pages 1–23)

      Denise T. D. de Ridder and John B. F. de Wit

  3. Part I: Goal Setting in Health Behavior: Conflicting Desires and Social Influences

    1. Chapter 2

      Contextualizing Health Behaviors: The Role of Personal Goals (pages 25–43)

      Winifred A. Gebhardt

    2. Chapter 3

      Unintentional Behavior: A Subrational Approach to Health Risk (pages 45–70)

      Frederick X. Gibbons, Meg Gerrard, Rachel A. Reimer and Elizabeth A. Pomery

    3. Chapter 4

      Social Influences on Adolescent Substance Use: Insights into How Parents and Peers Affect Adolescent's Smoking and Drinking Behavior (pages 71–95)

      Rutger C. M. E. Engels and Sander M. Bot

    4. Chapter 5

      Temperament, Self-Regulation, and the Prototype/Willingness Model of Adolescent Health Risk Behavior (pages 97–117)

      Meg Gerrard, Frederick X. Gibbons, Michelle L. Stock, Amy E. Houlihan and Jennifer L. Dykstra

  4. Part II: Goal Striving to Achieve Outcomes: Getting Started, Staying on Track, and Letting Go

    1. Chapter 6

      Implementation Intentions: Strategic Automatization of Goal Striving (pages 119–145)

      Paschal Sheeran, Thomas L. Webb and Peter M. Gollwitzer

    2. Chapter 7

      Managing Immediate Needs in the Pursuit of Health Goals: The Role of Coping in Self-Regulation (pages 147–168)

      Denise T. D. de Ridder and Roeline G. Kuijer

    3. Chapter 8

      Maintaining Self-Control: The Role of Expectancies (pages 169–191)

      Carolien Martijn, Hugo J. E. M. Alberts and Nanne K. de Vries

    4. Chapter 9

      Maintenance of Health Behavior Change: Additional Challenges for Self-Regulation Theory, Research, and Practice (pages 193–215)

      John B. F. de Wit

    5. Chapter 10

      Hanging on and Letting Go in the Pursuit of Health Goals: Psychological Mechanisms to Cope with a Regulatory Dilemma (pages 217–241)

      Klaus Rothermund

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      Index (pages 243–247)

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