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Ralf Schwarzer
Researcher at Free University of Berlin
Publications - 398
Citations - 39326
Ralf Schwarzer is an academic researcher from Free University of Berlin. The author has contributed to research in topics: Behavior change & Health action process approach. The author has an hindex of 88, co-authored 390 publications receiving 35303 citations. Previous affiliations of Ralf Schwarzer include The Chinese University of Hong Kong & Australian Catholic University.
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A Meta-Analysis of the Health Action Process Approach and Health Behaviors
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Health Action Process Approach (HAPA) as a Theoretical Framework to Understand Behavior Change
TL;DR: In this article, a theoretical framework to explain, predict, and modify health behaviors is presented which consists of various psychological constructs and a mediator mechanism, including risk perception, outcome expectancies, selfefficacy, intention, planning, and action control.
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Social-cognitive predictors of dietary behaviors in South Korean men and women.
Britta Renner,Sunkyo Kwon,Byung-Hwan Yang,Ki-Chung Paik,Seok Hyeon Kim,Sungwon Roh,Jaechul Song,Ralf Schwarzer +7 more
TL;DR: Self-efficacy was of equal predictive power in men and women, whereas intentions and planning were relevant only in women, and the role of gender in the self-regulation of dietary behaviors was pointed to.
On the assessment and analysis of variables in the health action process approach conducting an investigation
Ralf Schwarzer,Falco F. Sniehotta,Sonia Lippke,Aleksandra Luszczynska,Urte Scholz,Benjamin Schüz,Mary Wegner,Jochen P. Ziegelmann +7 more
TL;DR: The Health Action Process Approach (HAPA) as discussed by the authors is a social-cognition model of health behavior suggesting that health behavior change is a process that consists of a motivational phase and a volitional phase.
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Social-cognitive antecedents of hand washing: Action control bridges the planning-behaviour gap.
TL;DR: The current study highlights the importance of adopting models that account for motivational and volitional factors to better understand hand washing behaviour, and recommends the HAPA as a theoretical framework for this purpose.