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Predicting Breast Self‐Examination: A Test of the Information‐Motivation‐Behavioral Skills Model 1
Author(s) -
Misovich Stephen J.,
Martinez Todd,
Fisher Jeffrey D.,
Bryan Angela,
Catapano Nicole
Publication year - 2003
Publication title -
journal of applied social psychology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.822
H-Index - 111
eISSN - 1559-1816
pISSN - 0021-9029
DOI - 10.1111/j.1559-1816.2003.tb01924.x
Subject(s) - psychology , structural equation modeling , variance (accounting) , test (biology) , breast self examination , social psychology , behavioral modeling , developmental psychology , clinical psychology , statistics , medicine , computer science , artificial intelligence , paleontology , mathematics , accounting , cancer , breast cancer , business , biology
The present research utilizes the information‐motivation‐behavioral skills (IMB) model (Fisher & Fisher, 1992, 2000) to predict breast self‐examination (BSE) and related behaviors in women. Results from a cross‐sectional survey study of 166 women found deficiencies in BSE‐related information, motivation, and behavioral skills, as well as insufficient rates of BSE‐related behaviors. Structural equation modeling indicated that IMB model variables account for significant variance in BSE and BSE‐related behaviors, and that the predicted relationships between the constructs of the 1MB model were supported. The present research extends the utility of the IMB model beyond preventive behaviors such as HIV prevention into the domain of detection behaviors such as BSE.