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Theories & Models of Change
Theories and models of change offer different explanations for why people act and how change might happen. They vary in what they focus on, including intentions, beliefs, motivation, skills, social influences, and the wider setting around a person.
This section includes models such as the Theory of Planned Behavior and COM-B, along with frameworks for choosing interventions and taxonomies for describing their parts. The entries introduce the questions each approach addresses and the ideas it uses.
Definitions
- ADKAR Model
- Affective Commitment
- BCT Taxonomy
- Behaviour Change Wheel
- Change Curve
- COM-B components
- EAST Framework
- Health Action Process Approach
- Health Belief Model
- Integrated Behavioral Model
- Intentional Change Theory
- Kotter's 8-Step Change Model
- Lewin's Change Model
- MINDSPACE
- Protection Motivation Theory
- Self-Determination Theory
- Socioecological Model
- Stages of Change Model
- Theoretical Domains Framework
- Theory of Planned Behavior
- Theory of Reasoned Action
- Transtheoretical Model