Table of Contents

Conceptions of Health Behavior.- Health Behavior.- Determinants of Health Behavior.- The Health Belief Model and Predictions of Health Actions.- Beliefs about Control and Health Behavior.- Life-Style and Health Behavior.- Pathways to Health Behavior.- Family Determinants of Health Behaviors.- Social Group Characteristics and Health Behavior.- Social Supports, Social Networks, and Health Behaviors.- The Sick-Role Concept.- Sick-Role Legitimization.- Gender and Health-Related Behavior.- Organizational Influences on Patient Health Behaviors.- The Design of Physical Environments and Health Behavior.- Cultural Factors in Sick-Role Expectations.- A Transcultural Perspective on Health Behavior.- Health Behavior and the Care Delivery System.- Reciprocity in the Medical Encounter.- Affective Behavior and Perceptions of Health Professionals.- Power, Authority, and Health Behavior.- Analogues between Medical and Industrial Safety Research on Compliance Behavior.- Health Behavior: Its Relevance and Future.- Health Behavior Research and the Training of Health Professionals.- The Application of Health Behavior Research.- Chronic Illness Management.- Health Behavior Research.