Health Belief Model Rosenstock

In the 1950s us public health researchers began developing psychological models designed to enhance the effectiveness of health education programmes hochbaum 1958.

Health belief model rosenstock. Early studies by hochbaum concerned why people seek diagnostic x rays for tuberculosis. During the development of hbm social psychologists were asked to explain why people do not participate in health behaviors rosenstock 1960. The basic idea of the original version of this model was that if people know about a serious health threat feel at risk of it personally and think that the benefits of taking an action to avoid the threat outweigh the costs of the action they will do what it takes to reduce their risk. 1 enough motivation to prioritize health 2 vulnerability or susceptibility to serious health problems and their accompanying consequences and 3 the ideology that following health care advice is beneficial.

Health belief model is by far the most commonly used theory in health education and health promotion. In press community health 1 1975. Becker m kaback m rosenstock i ruth m. The health belief model and preventive health behavior show all authors.

The model specifies that if individuals perceive a negative health outcome to be severe perceive themselves to be susceptible to. The health belief model hbm emerged from the work of u s. Some influences on public participation in a genetic screening program. According to fundamentals of canadian nursing rosenstock and becker s health belief model is constructed with the assumption that a health related action depends on the simultaneous occurrence of three factors.

Health belief model hbm g m. Becker m kaback m rosenstock i ruth m. Public health researchers godfrey hochbaum stephen kegels howard leventhal and irwin rosenstock who were attempting to develop models to explain why individuals fail to engage in preventive health measures. School of public health university of michigan.

School of public health university of michigan. In press community health 1 1975. The health belief model and preventive health behavior show all authors. Rosenstock 1966 was constructed to explain which beliefs should be targeted in communication campaigns to cause positive health behaviors.

The hbm was originally developed in the 1950s by social psychologists working at the u s. The health belief model rosenstock 1966 is one of these models and this essay will explore how useful it can be in understanding smoking behaviour. The health belief model hbm. Subsequently modified by other authors purpose.