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Early adulthood
Published in Julia Whitaker, Alison Tonkin, Play for Health Across the Lifespan, 2021
Bandura’s (1986) theory of reciprocal determinism has helped psychologists to understand that who we become and the choices we make in life result from the symbiotic relationship between our personal characteristics and the environment in which we grow. In the long-running debate about the balance of influence between our biological inheritance (nature) and our social experiences (nurture), James (2017) argues that human relationships are primarily determined by parenting rather than genetics. This is a perspective which has been widely criticized (e.g., Plomin 2019), but there is a general acceptance that the developmental process both influences and is influenced by our environment from conception onwards. It follows that our play history from the start of life will play a part of deciding how we adapt to the role of parent.
Theories and Models of Health Behavior Change
Published in Deborah Fish Ragin, Health Psychology, 2017
Reciprocal Determinism Overall, Bandura’s theory offers an interesting approach to understanding human behaviors and specifically health behaviors. The principal problem with Bandura’s SCT is the inability to test a concept he calls reciprocal determinism. Another key concept, highlight reciprocal determinism states that behavior must be viewed in the context of environmental events (E) and personal factors (P) that influence behaviors (B) (Kohler, Grimley, & Reynolds, 1999). Bandura proposes that each of these variables interact significantly with the other two. Specifically, environmental events influence personal factors, and likewise, personal factors can and do influence environmental events. Similarly, personal factors influence behaviors, and reciprocally, behaviors influence personal factors. Finally, behaviors influence environmental events and vice-versa. Unfortunately, the simultaneous interaction of all three variables makes it almost impossible to isolate one of the variables, such as environment, to test its effect on the other two.
A model for self-directedness
Published in Jenny Gavriel, The Self-Directed Learner in Medical Education, 2005
In this theory Bandura recognised the importance of cognitive processes in determining how the individual perceives the stimulus. He saw that the immediate behavioural response to a stimulus may be further processed cognitively over a long period of time. hTerefore, his seminal work (Social Cognitive Theory) was, as the name suggests, cognitively based. He also proposed that while the individual is shaped by their environment, the environment is also shaped by the individual in a process he called reciprocal determinism, which is part of the ‘social’ element of his Social Cognitive Theory.
What psycho-social factors determine intimate partner violence of men against women? A social cognitive theory-based study
Published in Health Care for Women International, 2019
Khadijeh Kazemi, Hamid Allahverdipour, Sara Pourrazavi, Haidar Nadrian, Mohammad Asghari Jafarabadi
Reciprocal determinism, the triple interaction between individual, environmental and behavioral determinants, was another concept investigated in the present study. As Bussey and Bandura (1999) believed, such triadic interaction occurs when individuals evaluate cognitively the behaviors of others in their own social environments (Bussey & Bandura, 1999). In the SEM, we found reciprocal interactions between cognitive determinants (including the positive attitude toward IPV and subjective norms), environmental factors, and violent behaviors against women. Therefore, positive attitudes toward IPV and subjective norms, as the individual factors among men participated in our study, may affect the occurrence of IPV against women. As defined by Fishbein and Ajzen (2010), subjective norms is one’s belief on important (referent) others regarding a given behavior (Fishbein & Ajzen, 2010). Based on the theory of planned behavior, the more favorable are the individuals’ attitudes and subjective norms toward a behavior, the more likely is the influence of individual's intention on performing the behavior (Fishbein & Ajzen, 2010).
Risk factors for fall-related injuries among community-dwelling men and women over 70 years of age, based on social cognitive theory: results from a population study
Published in European Journal of Physiotherapy, 2021
Marina Arkkukangas, Hans-Georg Eriksson, Eva Dension
Healthcare professionals, especially physiotherapists (PT), play a significant role in fall prevention and contribute with competence from different aspects related to the individual. In fall prevention [14], PTs primarily target exercise and physical activity in their preventive actions. However, to identify people at risk for fall-related injuries, PTs need to have knowledge on which risk factors to consider, and take into account gender differences, in planned actions. When looking at risk factors, one often overlooked aspect is the interaction between behaviour, personal factors and the environment. Behavioural features need to be considered to gain understanding of the circumstances surrounding a fall-related injury in addition to the personal and environmental circumstances [14]. In physiotherapy, a behavioural medicine approach is becoming more and more commonly used [15]. Fall predictors deriving from behaviours, and individual and environmental interventions have been shown to play significant role in clinical actions. Several of these predictors derive from social cognitive theory (SCT), one of the most commonly used social learning theories [16]. SCT contains three domains: personal, environmental and behavioural, which together describe how people acquire and maintain certain behavioural patterns. Using data from the three domains provides the basis for strategies to approach the multi-complex problem of fall-related injuries [16–18]. The concept of reciprocal determinism in SCT [16] suggests that behaviour is controlled or determined by the individual, through cognitive processes, and by the environment. Thus, interaction between personal/cognitive, environmental and behavioural components represent three ways to achieve set goals, which is important to achieve adherence, both in short- and long-term perspectives.
Research on the influence of job embeddedness on individuals with different initiative
Published in International Journal of Occupational Safety and Ergonomics, 2022
‘How to effectively improve individual initiative’ is an increasing concern for psychologists and sociologists. With the increasingly fierce global competition and deepening of humanism in people’s minds, society needs individuals’ creativity, and the relationship between work and people is re-examined refuting the determinism of job characteristics on individual attitude and individual behavior [1,2]. Bandura [3] proposed reciprocal determinism, which interprets that individual attitudes and individual behavior are more influenced by the psychological characteristics of the individual. In essence, this theory stems from individual initiative. Bandura’s theory of reciprocal determinism suggests that the individual is both the product and the producer of the social system, and that the individual is influenced by the individual’s own initiative in the process of organization socialization [4,5]. Rapid economic development has also accelerated changes in the organizational environment. How individuals adapt to the development of the organization and how to maintain mental health in such an environment have received widespread attention from society [6]. Masso [7] believes that managers can integrate the ideas of an occupational health management system to improve the initiative of individuals, so that individuals can make more contributions to the organization and reduce management costs. Many scholars have pointed out that individual initiative has an important effect on individual performance and organizational performance [8–11]. There is no perfect production or service system at the organization and team level; the organization needs employees to demonstrate individual initiative to support and improve the system [12,13]. Individual initiative displays positive effect in different cultures and domains. Hence, there is theoretical and practical significance to enhancing individual initiative.