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European Heart Journal 1988 9(6):709-714;
Copyright © 1988 by the European Society of Cardiology.
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© 1988 The European Society of Cardiology

Models of health behaviour

J. SIEGRIST

Department of Medical Sociology, University of Marburg Bunsenstrasse 2, 3550 Marburg, F.R.G.

Abstract

This short overview focusing on health behaviour as related to coronary risk calls for a distinction between models which aim at explaining initiation of health-damaging behaviour during adolescence and models explaining maintenance of risk behaviour in adult life. With respect to the former, close links between the development of a stable self-concept and risk behaviour are stressed. With respect to the latter, four theoretical models are summarized: the model of risk-taking behaviour; the health belief model; the model of cultural lag and the model of social comparison. The practical implications of these models are discussed briefly.

Key Words: Health-damaging behaviour • coronary risk • self-concept • social comparison


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