title: Myopia prevention, near work, and visual acuity of college students: integrating the theory of planned behavior and self-determination theory.
abstract: There has been little research examining the psychological antecedents of safety-oriented behavior aimed at reducing myopia risk. This study utilizes self-determination theory (SDT) and the theory of planned behavior (TPB) to understand the role of motivational and social-cognitive factors on individuals' near-work behavior. Adopting a prospective design, undergraduate students (n = 107) completed an initial questionnaire based on SDT in week 1, a second questionnaire containing measures of TPB variables in week 2, and objective measures of reading distance and visual acuity in week 6. The data were analyzed by variance-based structural equation modeling. The results showed that perceived autonomy support and autonomous motivation from SDT significantly predicted attitude, subjective norm, and perceived behavioral control from the TPB. These social-cognitive factors were significantly associated with intention and intention significantly predicted reading distance. The relationships in the model held when controlling for visual acuity. In conclusion, the integrated model of SDT and the TPB may help explain myopia-preventive behaviors.
authors: School of Psychology and Speech Pathology, Curtin University, Perth, Australia, kc.derwin@gmail.com.
authors: Derwin King-Chung
authors: DK
authors: Chan
authors: Ying-Ki
authors: YK
authors: Fung
authors: Suxuan
authors: S
authors: Xing
authors: Martin S
authors: MS
authors: Hagger
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D015438:Health Behavior; D006801:Humans; D007389:Internal-External Control; D008297:Male; D008960:Models, Psychological; D009216:Myopia / Q000517:prevention & control*; D026684:Personal Autonomy; D011582:Psychological Theory; D013334:Students / Q000523:psychology; D014495:Universities; D014792:Visual Acuity / Q000502:physiology*; D055815:Young Adult
references: Br J Ophthalmol. 2002 Jun;86(6):605-10
references: 12034678
references: J Sci Med Sport. 2012 Sep;15(5):398-406
references: 22721861
references: J Behav Med. 2010 Apr;33(2):110-22
references: 20012179
references: Br J Health Psychol. 2009 May;14(Pt 2):189-94
references: 19236795
references: Vision Res. 2001 Sep;41(19):2511-20
references: 11483181
references: Surv Ophthalmol. 1999 Oct;44 Suppl 1:S109-115
references: 10548123
references: J Pers Soc Psychol. 2006 Jul;91(1):16-32
references: 16834477
references: J Pers Soc Psychol. 1996 Jan;70(1):115-26
references: 8558405
references: Br J Health Psychol. 2002 Sep;7(Part 3):283-297
references: 12614501
references: Health Psychol. 2007 Nov;26(6):728-734
references: 18020845
references: Psychol Health. 2011 Sep;26(9):1208-24
references: 21678170
references: Dev Psychol. 1998 Jul;34(4):782-92
references: 9681270
references: Behav Res Methods. 2008 Aug;40(3):879-91
references: 18697684
references: Br J Health Psychol. 2009 May;14(Pt 2):275-302
references: 18926008
references: Br J Soc Psychol. 2013 Sep;52(3):510-24
references: 22639863
references: Patient Educ Couns. 2006 Dec;64(1-3):21-34
references: 16427760
references: Bull World Health Organ. 2008 Jan;86(1):63-70
references: 18235892
references: Invest Ophthalmol Vis Sci. 2008 Jul;49(7):2903-10
references: 18579757
references: Ophthalmic Physiol Opt. 2008 Mar;28(2):103-14
references: 18339041
references: Psychol Health. 2012;27(5):550-69
references: 21895458
references: Epidemiol Rev. 1996;18(2):175-87
references: 9021311
references: J Gen Intern Med. 2006 Dec;21(12):1288-94
references: 16995893
references: J Sport Exerc Psychol. 2007 Feb;29(1):2-20
references: 17556773
references: Clin Exp Optom. 2003 Sep;86(5):276-88
references: 14558849
references: Arch Phys Med Rehabil. 2009 Dec;90(12):1977-82
references: 19969157
references: Br J Health Psychol. 2012 Feb;17(1):18-43
references: 22233103
references: Br J Health Psychol. 2013 Feb;18(1):2-17
references: 22515412
references: Sports Med. 2012 Sep 1;42(9):725-32
references: 22909184
references: Ophthalmic Epidemiol. 1998 Mar;5(1):41-53
references: 9575537
references: Ophthalmic Physiol Opt. 2003 Sep;23(5):401-22
references: 12950887
references: Contemp Educ Psychol. 2000 Jan;25(1):54-67
references: 10620381
references: Br J Health Psychol. 2012 May;17(2):379-407
references: 22106875
references: BMJ. 2002 May 18;324(7347):1195-9
references: 12016188
references: Ophthalmology. 1996 Jan;103(1):181-2
references: 8628551
references: Health Educ Res. 2007 Oct;22(5):691-702
references: 17138613
references: Clin Exp Optom. 2003 Sep;86(5):289-94
references: 14558850