Communication Studies 395-0: Topics in Communication Studies
Section 22: Advanced Theories of Persuasion

meeting concurrently with

Communication Studies 525-0: Seminar: Problems in Communication Studies
Section 23: Advanced Theories of Persuasion
Spring 2007

Readings for Monday 16 April

8. The transtheoretical model (stages of change): Part 2

Weinstein, N. D., Rothman, A. J., & Sutton, S. R. (1998). Stage theories of health behavior: Conceptual and methodological issues. Health Psychology, 17, 290-299. [online via NU]

Bridle, C., Riemsma, R. P., Pattenden, J., Sowden, A. J., Mather, L., Watt, I. S., & Walker, A. (2005). Systematic review of the effectiveness of health behavior interventions based on the transtheoretical model. Psychology and Health, 20, 283-301. [online via NU—but may be listed as “Psychology & Health”]

Adams, J., & White, M. (2005). Why don't stage-based activity promotion interventions work? Health Education Research, 20, 237-243. [online via NU]

For further reading:

Brug, J., Conner, M., Harre, N., Kremers, S., McKellar, S., & Whitelaw, S. (2005). The transtheoretical model and stages of change: A Critique: Observations by five commentators on the paper by Adams, J. and White, M. (2005) Why don't stage-based activity promotion interventions work? Health Education Research, 20, 244-258.

Ashworth, P. (1997). Breakthrough or bandwagon? Are interventions tailored to stage of change more effective than non-staged interventions? Health Education Journal, 56, 166-174.

Povey, R., Conner, M., Sparks, P., James, R., & Shepherd, R. (1999). A critical examination of the application of the transtheoretical model’s stages of change to dietary behaviours. Health Education Research, 14, 641-652.

Rosen, C. S. (2000). Is the sequencing of change processes by stage consistent across health problems? A meta-analysis. Health Psychology, 19, 593-604.

Whitelaw, S., Baldwin, S., Bunton, R., & Flynn, D. (2000). The status of evidence and outcomes in stages of change research. Health Education Research, 15, 707-718.

Sutton, S. (2000). A critical review of the transtheoretical model applied to smoking cessation. In P. Norman, C. Abraham, & M. Conner (Eds.), Understanding and changing health behaviour: From health beliefs to self-regulation (pp. 207-225). Amsterdam: Harwood.

Marshall, S. J., & Biddle, S. J. H. (2001). The transtheoretical model of behavior change: A meta-analysis of applications to physical activity and exercise. Annals of Behavioral Medicine, 23, 229-246.

Riemsma, R. P., Pattenden, J., Bridle, C. Sowden, A. J., Mather,L., Watt, I. S., & Walker, A. (2002). A systematic review of the effectiveness of interventions based on a stages-of-change approach to promote individual behaviour change. Health Technology Assessment, 6(24).

Riemsma, R. P., Pattenden, J., Bridle, C., Sowden, A. J., Mather, L., Watt, I. S. & Walker, A. (2003). Systematic review of the effectiveness of stage based interventions to promote smoking cessation. BMJ, 326, 1175-1181.

Spencer, L., Pagell, F., & Adams, T. (2005). Applying the transtheoretical model to cancer screening behavior. American Journal of Health Behavior, 29, 36-56.

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