TY - JOUR
AU1 - Prochaska, James O.
AB - Journal of Health Psychology Alternative Pragmatic Copyright © 2000 SAGE Publications London, Thousand Oaks and New Delhi, [1359–1053(200004)5:2] Bases for Judging Vol 5(2) 155–156; 012228 Models JAMES O. PROCHASKA Cancer Prevention Research Center, University of Rhode Island, Kingston, USA THIS BRIEF COMMENTARY focuses on poten- assume that people change behavior immediately tial differences between models or theories of and momentarily? If unhealthy behaviors, like behavior and a model or theory of behavior smoking, are highly stable over time, then the change. In his provocative article, Smedlund rec- bigger challenge is to identify variables that pro- ognizes that the Transtheoretical Model ... vide adequate prediction of behavior change over ‘specifically addresses the process of changing substantial periods of time, such as 6, 12, 18 or unhealthy behaviors into more healthy ones’ 24 months. Most health behavior specialists have . . ., but the three theories he analyzes are given up on the search for a silver bullet that can models of health behaviors. produce immediate action. Many have shifted to Following his intensive and impressive analy- a search for understanding how the process of ses, he concludes that ‘the three models analyzed change unfolds over time. here are all consistent 
TI - Alternative Pragmatic Bases for Judging Models: 
JF - Journal of Health Psychology
DO - 10.1177/135910530000500204
DA - 2016-07-01
UR - https://www.deepdyve.com/lp/sage/alternative-pragmatic-bases-for-judging-models-RO0SsWjEL0
SP - 155
EP - 156
VL - 5
IS - 2
DP - DeepDyve
ER -